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Of Mice and Men is a 1937 novella written by American author John Steinbeck. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It describes the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, as they move from place to place in California , searching for jobs during the Great Depression .
Of Mice and Men is a 1992 American period drama film based on John Steinbeck's 1937 novella of the same name and is the fourth film adaptation of the novella. The first was the 1939 film of the same name , the second was in 1968 , the third was in 1981, and the fourth was in 1992.
The 1937 production opened while the novel was still on best seller lists. [1] At the time, George S. Kaufman was the top director in the country. [2] While the play follows the novel closely, Steinbeck altered the character of Curley's Wife, perhaps in response to criticisms from friends.
Scene 1. Of Mice and Men is the tragic story of two migrant ranch workers' pursuit of a simple dream: to own a small house and farm of their own. George and his slow-witted traveling companion, Lennie, who has the physique and strength of a giant and a child's mind, are in constant trouble with their employers and the law because of Lennie's pathetic inability to stay out of trouble.
Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men is the second novel of the Dan Starkey series by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, released on 25 April 1996 through HarperCollins. [1] The name of the novel is a reference to the John Steinbeck novella Of Mice and Men .
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Mice and Men is a lost 1916 silent romance film directed by J. Searle Dawley, starring Marguerite Clark, and based on a 1901 Broadway play, Mice and Men by Madeleine Lucette Ryley. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Plot summary
Amazing Maurice was marketed as a children's book, to be followed in that respect by The Wee Free Men (2003, #30). [3] It differs from earlier Discworld novels also by its division into chapters, though chapters become far more common in later books of the series.