Of Mice and Men
1937 novella by John Steinbeck
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Summary
Of Mice and Men is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81,203 views/month, #66 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: John Steinbeck[3]
- Illustrator: Rébecca Dautremer[4]
- Publisher: Pascal Covici[5]
- Genre: short novel[6], social novel[7]
- Named after: To a Mouse[8]
- Follows: In Dubious Battle[9]
- Followed by: The Grapes of Wrath[10]
- Commons category: Of Mice and Men[11]
- Language of work or name: English[12]
- Country of origin: United States[13]
- Publication date: 1937[14]
- Has edition or translation: Q134604072[15], Q134604095[16], Q138515894[17], Q138649192[18]
- Narrative location: California[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Of Mice and Men[20]
- Main subject: Great Depression in the United States[21], friendship[22]
- Title: Of Mice and Men[23]
- Different from: Myszy i ludzie[24]
- Derivative work: Of Mice and Men[25], Des souris et des hommes[26], Von Mäusen und Menschen[27], Q138380956[28]
- Form of creative work: novella[29]
- P14537: z8q3dmn[30], zgkncwx[31]
- P14541: 4HeytK[32]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Of Mice and Men include Of Mice & Men[33], a musical group[34], founded in 2009[35].
Why It Matters
Of Mice and Men has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for it include Of Mice & Men[33], a musical group[34], founded in 2009[35].