A piece of land to call their own — that is all George and Lennie want. Bound together by friendship and a shared dream, the two men drift from ranch to ranch in Depression-era California, finding work where they can. George is sharp and watchful; Lennie is immensely strong and simple-minded, devoted to soft things he cannot help but destroy. When they land jobs on a new ranch, it seems as though the dream might finally be within reach. But Lennie’s gentleness conceals a dangerous innocence, and in a world of cruelty, jealousy, and misunderstanding, that innocence will prove fatal. OF MICE AND MEN remains John Steinbeck’s most enduring work — a spare, devastating fable about loneliness, loyalty, and the cost of hoping for more than life is willing to give. Written with the directness of a stage play, it speaks for all those whom America left behind, and its power to move readers has not dimmed in the decades since its publication.
ISBN 13: 9780141396033
Author: John Steinbeck
