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An edition of Of Mice and Men (1937)

Uomini e topi

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La storia di un'amicizia profonda tra due uomini, due braccianti stagionali in California che condividono un sogno. George Milton si occupa da sempre con ferma dolcezza di Lennie Small, un gigante con il cuore e la mente di un bambino. Il loro progetto, mentre vagano di ranch in ranch, è trovare un posto tutto per loro a Hill Country, dove la terra costa poco: un posto piccolo, giusto qualche acro da coltivare, e poi qualche pollo, maiali, conigli. Ma le loro speranze, come "i migliori progetti predisposti da uomini e topi" (è un verso di Burns), sono destinate a sbriciolarsi. Il ritratto di un'America soffocata dalla crisi e di un'umanità gretta e gelosa nella drammatica rappresentazione di un maestro della letteratura. Scritto nel 1937 e destinato a un pubblico di uomini semplici come George e Lennie, "Uomini e topi" è una breve storia ricca di dialoghi, un piccolo gioiello di scrittura, pensato da Steinbeck per essere messo in scena in teatro e al cinema: e così è successo, sul grande schermo e a Broadway. Ma "Uomini e topi" resta prima di tutto un romanzo indimenticabile. Questa edizione propone nella nuova traduzione di Michele Mari un racconto di impegno, solitudine, speranza e perdita che resta uno dei libri più letti e più amati della letteratura mondiale. Introduzione di Luigi Sampietro.

Source: http://www.giunti.it/libri/narrativa/uomini-e-topi2/

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Cover of: Uomini e topi
Uomini e topi
2016 October, Bompiani Classici Contemporanei
eBook in Italian
Cover of: Des souris et des hommes
Des souris et des hommes
2013, Belin, Gallimard
in French
Cover of: Of Mice and Men (Great Reads)
Of Mice and Men (Great Reads)
2004-01-01, Planet Three Publishing Network
in English
Cover of: Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1968, Viking Press
hardcover in English - Viking largetype edition
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Of Mice and Men
1967-06, Bantam Books
mass market paperback in English - Bantam Classic edition, 83rd printing
Cover of: of mice and men
of mice and men
1965, bantam books
in English
Cover of: of mice and men
of mice and men
1965, the modern library, new york
in English
Cover of: Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1937, Covici-Friede
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1937, Triangle Books
in English
Cover of: Of mice and men
Of mice and men
1937, Collier
in English
Cover of: Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1937, P. F. Collier & Son Corporation
hardcover in English

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Edition Notes

Published in
Milan, Italy
Other Titles
Of Mice and Men
Copyright Date
1937, 1938, 1965, 2016

Contributors

Translator
Michele Mari
Introduction
Luigi Sampietro

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Format
eBook

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL26419088M
ISBN 13
9788858773857
amazon.co.uk_asin
B01N7507MP
Google
GM9-DQAAQBAJ
amazon.de_asin
B01N7507MP
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B01N7507MP
amazon.it_asin
B01N7507MP
Goodreads
38123921
33144070

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL23204W

Work Description

The second book in John Steinbeck’s labor trilogy, Of Mice and Men is a touching tale of two migrant laborers in search of work and eventual liberation from their social circumstances. Fiercely devoted to one another, George and Lennie plan to save up to finance their dream of someday owning a small piece of land. The pair seems unstoppable until tragedy strikes and their hopes come crashing down, forcing George to make a difficult decision regarding the welfare of his best friend.

The novel is set on a ranch in Soledad, CA. Author Frank Bergon recalls reading Of Mice and Men for the first time as a teenager living in the San Joaquin Valley and remembers how he saw “as if in a jolt of light the ordinary surroundings of [his] life become worthy of literature.” Steinbeck works to propagate the notion that meaningful stories emerge from the marginalized; that even those on the fringes of society can make deserving contributions to the literary canon.

Source: http://www.steinbeck.org/about-john/his-works/



Also contained in:
- Cannery Row / Of Mice and Men
- Grapes of Wrath / The Moon is Down / Cannery Row / East of Eden / Of Mice and Men
- Novels and Stories 1932-1937
- Short Novels of John Steinbeck
- Steinbeck
- Steinbeck Pocket Book

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A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to
the hillside bank and runs deep and green.
added by Lisa.

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