![]() Of Mice and Men represents an experiment in form, which Steinbeck described as “a kind of playable novel, written in a novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands.” A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films. ![]() But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. ![]() For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. They hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. ![]() ![]() A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression, in a deluxe centennial edition ![]()
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