| Title : | Of mice and men | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | John Steinbeck, Author | | Publisher: | London : Penguin Classics | | Publication Date: | 2000 | | Pagination: | 105 p. | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-14-118510-1 | | Price: | €10.20 | | General note: | Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck's most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films. | | Class number: | 813.52 |
Of mice and men [printed text] / John Steinbeck, Author . - London : Penguin Classics, 2000 . - 105 p. ISBN : 978-0-14-118510-1 : €10.20 Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck's most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films. |
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