Of Mice and Men
1937 Novella by John Steinbeck / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Of Mice and Men is a 1937 novella written by American author John Steinbeck.[1][2] It narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States.
Author | John Steinbeck |
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Cover artist | Ross MacDonald |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Tragedy |
Publisher | Covici Friede |
Publication date | 1937 |
Pages | 107 |
Steinbeck based the novella on his own experiences working alongside migrant farm workers as a teenager in the 1910s, before the arrival of the Okies that he would describe in his novel The Grapes of Wrath. The title is taken from Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse": "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley" ("The best laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry").
While it is a book taught in many schools,[3] Of Mice and Men has been a frequent target of censorship and book bans for vulgarity, and what some consider offensive and racist language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century.[4]