★ 諾貝爾文學獎得主約翰．史坦貝克代表作★ 大蕭條時代最動人的友情與夢想寓言★ 短篇篇幅，卻擁有震撼人心的情感力量★ 殘酷現實與溫柔人性交織的經典之作在經濟大蕭條的荒蕪年代，流浪工人喬治與雷尼相依為命，穿梭於加州塵土飛揚的農場之間。他們一無所有，卻懷抱著同一個簡單而遙遠的夢——擁有一小塊土地、一間屬於自己的小屋，不再為生存奔波。喬治精明謹慎，雷尼力大無窮卻心智單純，如同孩子般依賴著喬治。這對看似不可能的組合，在孤獨與艱困之中成為彼此唯一的依靠。當他們終於在一座牧場找到工作，夢想似乎近在眼前，命運卻悄然逼近。一次無法預料的意外，將所有希望推向無法挽回的結局。《人鼠之間》以簡潔而深刻的筆觸，描繪友情、孤獨與人性，在殘酷世界中閃現的微光與無奈。A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression"A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick." —The New York TimesJohn Steinbeck's classic novella follows an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet together they have formed a family, clinging to each other in the face of loneliness, and alienation, and hardship.Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and
