Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie becomes a victim of his own strength.
This special student edition of John Steinbeck's moving novel of friendship and inequality is specifically designed for readers who are studying the text in detail, featuring:
Extra-wide margins to leave space for notes
An introduction and notes by Steinbeck expert Dr Barbara Heavilin
Chapter summaries
A vocabulary list
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Höhe: 200 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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978-0-241-67085-9 (9780241670859)
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John Steinbeck (Author)
John Steinbeck (1902-68) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included The Red Pony, Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, and Of Mice and Men. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Barbara Heavilin (Introducer)
Barbara A. Heavilin is editor in chief of Steinbeck Review and serves as Steinbeck bibliographer for Oxford UP. She received the Pruis Award for outstanding contributions to Steinbeck studies and is co-editing, with Susan Shillinglaw, Still Searching for America: Reflections on Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, to be published by Alabama UP in autumn 2024.
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