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Of Mice and Men

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noun

  1. a novel (1937) and play (1938) by John Steinbeck.


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One of the novels she has to study is Of Mice and Men, by Nobel-Prize winning author John Steinbeck.

From BBC • May 25, 2023

Some books just seem especially suited for classroom teaching: "Of Mice and Men" has a straightforward plot, easily identifiable themes and is under 100 pages long.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

Most of Kotsur's credits come from the theater, with roles in "Of Mice and Men," "A Streetcar Named Desire" and a Broadway production of "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2022

Back in the early 2000s, that meant assigning the so-called classics—To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, Shakespeare.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2021

Under the headline “Teach the Books, Touch the Heart,” she began with an anecdote about teaching John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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