by John Steinbeck · Penguin Books · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9780140177398
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«Of Mice and Men» is John Steinbeck's novel published by Penguin Books in paperback (107 pages, in English).
Set in Depression-era California, it follows George and Lennie, two migrant farmworkers who move from ranch to ranch. Lennie is huge and childlike; George, small and shrewd, protects him. Together they share the dream of owning a small farm of their own, though loneliness and the harshness of their surroundings threaten their plan.
Originally published in 1937; this edition belongs to the Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century collection.
Frequently read in schools, suitable for students and for those approaching the classics of American literature.
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters". One of the most widely read authors of the 20th century. He was also an independent journalist and war correspondent during World War II and the Vietnam War.
