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Of Mice and Men Audiobook
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Celebrating its 75th anniversary, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels. Here is Steinbeck’s dramatic adaptation of his novel-as-play, which received the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1937-1938 and has featured a number of actors who have played the iconic roles of George and Lennie on stage and film, including James Earl Jones, John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.From the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden, this classic story of an unlikely pair, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression who grasp for their American Dream, profoundly touches readers and audiences alike. George and his simple-minded friend Lenny dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own—a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come to work on a ranch in the fertile Salinas Valley of California, their hopes, like “the best laid schemes o’mice an’ men,” begin to go awry.
Of Mice and Men also represents an experiment in form, as Steinbeck described his work, “a kind of playable novel, written in novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands.” A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films.
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"What a captivating performance! Read by the actor who directed a film version of the book, and played one of the main characters. In the audio version he is impeccable. I could hardly stop listening. He can do astoundingly different voices for the different characters without sounding hammy or overdone. Brilliant!"
— SP (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Of Mice and Men is a thriller, a gripping tale running to novelette length that you will not set down until it is finished. It is more than that; but it is that…In sure, raucous, vulgar Americanism, Steinbeck has touched the quick in his little story.”
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“Brutality and tenderness mingle in these strangely moving pages…The reader is fascinated by a certainty of approaching doom.”
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“A short tale of much power and beauty. Mr. Steinbeck has contributed a small masterpiece to the modern tough-tender school of American fiction.”
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“Gary Sinise’s reading of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is nothing short of magnificent. Moving effortlessly from an eloquent, understated narrative voice to each character’s quite particular presence, Sinise demonstrates a true command of the medium. At times, Sinise is so convincing that one is hard-pressed to believe that a single reader could be responsible for so many varied characterizations. Thanks to such a skilled reading, this audio edition captures every nuance of Steinbeck’s austere prose and the full power of the novel’s tragic denouement. Top to bottom, it’s a masterful retelling of an American classic.”
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”Of Mice and Men is a thriller, a gripping tale running to novelette length that you will not set down until it is finished. It is more than that; but it is that. . . . In sure, raucous, vulgar Americanism, Steinbeck has touched the quick in his little story.”—The New York Times“Brutality and tenderness mingle in these strangely moving pages. . . . The reader is fascinated by a certainty of approaching doom.”—Chicago Tribune”A short tale of much power and beauty. Mr. Steinbeck has contributed a small masterpiece to the modern tough-tender school of American fiction.”—Times Literary Supplement [London]
Of Mice and Men Listener Reviews
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Linds Pollock, 6/19/2022
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" A nice novella. Didn't really get the point of the story but it was OK ! "
— Mohamed, 5/22/2011 -
" A little slow to start. The ending makes it worth it. Plus it's really short. Who could complain? "
— Alicia, 5/22/2011 -
" This book was short and sweet. Couldnt believe the ending this is a great book "
— Isaiah, 5/20/2011 -
" It was a very good story but the ending was very sad!! "
— Rachel, 5/20/2011 -
" I think the last time I read this was probably in high school, but it was so worth a second read. I was right there sitting in that bunkhouse, listening to all the conversations, feeling the anguish, and wishing their dreams would come true. "
— Beth, 5/19/2011 -
" Just decided to go back and re-read some classics. It is a good story, and when they made it into a movie it was basically the same, I think the movie was a little more dramatic. "
— Nancy, 5/19/2011 -
" depressing book. an easy read plus i had t slow my usual pace for school, never a good combo "
— Elizabeth, 5/18/2011
About John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck (1902–1968) remains one of the quintessential writers of American literature. Born in Salinas, California, Steinbeck attended Stanford University before working at a series of mostly blue-collar jobs and embarking on his literary career. Profoundly committed to social progress, he used his writing to raise issues of labor exploitation and the plight of the common man, penning some of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century and winning such prestigious awards as the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He received the Nobel Prize in 1962, “for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception.” He wrote more than twenty-five novels during his lifetime.
About Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise, born in Blue Island, Illinois, helped launch the Steppenwolf Theater Company at age eighteen. He started his Hollywood career as a director, but his 1994 appearance in Forrest Gump as Lieutenant Dan launched him to fame and earned him an Academy Award nomination. He worked with Tom Hanks again in Apollo 13 and has since appeared in more than thirty other films and television shows.