Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The book is a tragic tale of two displaced ranch workers during the Great Depression in California. The two main characters, an intelligent but uneducated man and his mentally disabled companion, dream of owning their own piece of land. However, their dreams are thwarted by circumstances beyond their control, leading to a heart-wrenching conclusion. The book explores themes of friendship, dreams, loneliness, and the harsh realities of the American Dream.
The 170th greatest book of all time
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- Published
- 1937
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 100-200
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- De Ratones Y Hombres
- Des Souris Et Des Hommes
- Des souris et des hommes
- Fareler Ve İnsanlar
- Mus Og Mænd
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This book is on the following 31 lists:
- 12th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 15th on The new modern classics — the nation’s favourite 20th century novels (The Times)
- 35th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 36th on Edmonton's Top 100 (Edmonton Journal)
- 46th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 52nd on The Big Read (BBC)
- 56th on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 56th on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 57th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 62nd on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 69th on The 100 Best Books from 1900 to the Present (Yedioth Ahronoth)
- 71st on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 79th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 80th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 92nd on America’s 100 Favorite Books (WordsRated)
- 99th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 109th on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die (BBC Radio Oxford)
- Cape Coral Public Library's Must-Read Books for the Summer (News Press)
- Fifty French Writers Choose Their Favorite 10 Books - Honourable Mention (On en garde 10 ! Pour la littérature)
- Gabriel García Márquez’s Formative Reading List (The Marginalian)
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- "Our Readable Century", The Best Books of the 20th Century -- Honorable Mention ( January Magazine)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The American Library Association's Recommended Reading (The American Library Association )
- The Best Classics (The Times)
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)