The reader is fascinated by a certainty of approaching doom.' - Chicago Tribune 'A short tale of much power and beauty.

In sure, raucous, vulgar Americanism, Steinbeck has touched the quick in his little story.' - The New York Times 'Brutality and tenderness mingle in these strangely moving pages. ' Of Mice and Men is a thriller, a gripping tale running to novelette length that you will not set down until it is finished. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. This Centennial edition, specially designed to commemorate one hundred years of Steinbeck, features french flaps and deckle-edged pages. 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.

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression, in a deluxe centennial edition 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.

Of mice and men centennial edition