书名：Of Mice and Men人鼠之间

难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数630L
作者：John Steinbeck约翰·斯坦贝克
出版社名称：Penguin Classics
出版时间：2000
语种：英文
ISBN：9780141185101
商品尺寸：12.9 x 0.8 x 19.8 cm
包装：平装
页数：144
Of Mice and Men《人鼠之间》是美国中学十部必读经典之一。可谓一部真正的文学经典。

作者约翰·斯坦贝克是地位崇高的文学大师，也是非常受美国民众喜爱的畅销作家。他1968年过世之后，作品每年仍持续卖出两百万册，累计迄今已将近一亿册，其中超过半数是《愤怒的葡萄》《人鼠之间》这两部代表作。
斯坦贝克之所以深受美国人民欢迎，主要是因为他描写的人物正是基层的社会大众。他刻画出他们面对困境时所展现出来的人性光辉：善良，同情，以及为生存而奋斗的勇气。

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“通过现实主义的、充满想象力的创作，表现出富有同情的幽默和对社会的敏锐观察。”  ——诺贝尔文学奖授奖词
“我一直在读约翰·斯坦贝克的《人鼠之间》，这是学校的必修课。这本书很薄，但内容很充实。”——诺贝尔和平奖得主马拉拉
“《人鼠之间》是我很爱的一本书，充满悬疑，描写精准犀利，飘散着淡淡的哀伤，每一章的开头都是小说书写的典范，感染力无与伦比。”——著名畅销作家丹·布朗

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—struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy—becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America’s lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck’s most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films.
Review
“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]
Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they’ll find a place of their own and live the American dream. But dreams come at a price. Gentle giant Lennie doesn’t know his own strength, and when they find work at a ranch he gets into trouble with the boss’s daughter-in-law. Trouble so bad that even his protector George may not be able to save him...

莱尼身高两米，力气大得吓人，但心智却像个孩子，经常闯祸。他仅有的朋友是从小和他一起长大的乔治。乔治带着他到处打零工糊口。他们有一个梦想，希望有一天可以存够钱买一小块地，种菜，养鸡，养猪，养莱尼心爱的兔子，结束流浪的日子。然而，即使是这样卑微的梦想，似乎也不可即。
这次，他们流浪到一座农场。永无休止的流浪总算到了尽头，但梦想也到了尽头。乔治终于帮莱尼找到一个地方。在那里，莱尼永远不会再闯祸，永远不会再受伤害，永远不需要再逃亡……
约翰·斯坦贝克（John Steinbeck，1902-1968），美国著名作家，其作品深爱受读者喜爱。1962年，斯坦贝克因为“现实主义的、富于想象的创作”以及“富于同情的幽默和对社会的敏感观察”被授予诺贝尔文学奖。代表作有长篇小说《愤怒的葡萄》，中篇小说《人鼠之间》《煎饼坪》及《小红马》等。

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, TortillaFlat, InDubiousBattle, and OfMiceandMen. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.