THE BOOK FAIR

Review:

John Steinbeck, winner of the Novel Prize in Literature in 1962, was one of the most popular American authors. John Steinbeck published many bestselling novels including “The Grapes of Wrath” which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969, and novellas such as “The Red Pony” and “Of Mice and Men.”   Steinbeck largely wrote about the Salinas Valley where he lived.  Born in 1902, John Steinbeck died in 1968.

 

Steinbeck’s novella depicts two migrant farm workers, George Milton, small, dark, and well defined with strong features and Lennie Small, huge and bearlike, with pale eyes who walks with a heavy gait.  George protects Lennie, who is mentally impaired and obsesses over soft objects.  Though the two farmhands seek work, they dream to  one day own their own farm.

 

Steinbeck’s powerful portrayal of the relationship between George and Lennie won the 1938 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and was made into a movie in 1939, and in 1992.