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__Of Mice and Men__ is a book by a Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck. He won it in December 1962. The book was published in 1937. It is about Lennie and George (migrant ranch workers during the great depression in California) trying to make a living with many different jobs.  Of Mice and Men is written by John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck is a Nobel Prize winning author. He was born in California and during the summers he worked on nearby ranches. This helped him to give voice into the book because he knew what it was like actually being on the ranches. Of Mice and Men is about two men, George and Lennie. They travel together and work on farms but always end up having to leave town quickly because Lennie likes to feel soft things. Lennie is mentally retarded and forgets many things, especially the fact that he can't keep dead animals a things to pet.

John Steinbeck was one of the most talented writers of his time. He was born February 27, 1902 and passed away December 20, 1968. He's an American writer who wrote the Pulitzer winning novel, __The Grapes of Wrath.__ He also wrote another great novel called, __of Mice and Men.__ This book is what John Steinbeck is famous for. The book was published in 1937. In his career as an author, he wrote 27 books total. Sixteen novels, six non fiction, and several short stories. He received a Nobel Prize for literature in 1962. John went to Stanford University.

John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, on February 27, 1902. He had three sisters Mary, Beth, and Esther. During summers he worked as a hired hand on nearby ranches. He went to Stanford University, but he never graduated from there. His first novel, __Cup of Gold__, 1929. The novel __Tortilla Flat__, 1935 marked the turning point in his literary career. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. John Steinbeck died in New York City on December 20, 1968.