Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his masterpiece. In his journal, Journal of a Novel (often read as a companion to the novel) he notes that “this is the book I have always wanted and have worked and prayed to be able to write Set primarily in the Salinas …
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Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his masterpiece. In his journal, Journal of a Novel (often read as a companion to the novel) he notes that “this is the book I have always wanted and have worked and prayed to be able to write Set primarily in the Salinas Valley in the early twentieth century, the novel traces three generations of two families – the Trasks and the Hamiltons – as they grapple with the ever-present forces of good and evil. From this plot emerged some of Steinbeck’s most fascinating characters – many of whom are modeled after people in his own life.
Part allegory, part autobiography, and part epic, East of Eden was an ambitious project from the start – a gift to Steinbeck’s sons that was meant to teach them about identity, grief, and what it means to be human. Tinged with biblical echoes of the fall of Adam and Eve and the rivalry of Cain and Abel, this sprawling saga has captivated audiences everywhere for generations. It is through the popularization of East of Eden that the Salinas Valley was truly transformed into “the valley of the world”; a place where everyone is able to find a piece of themselves in the golden, rolling hills. (source)
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- 2499
- BNF ID:
- 12409633x
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East of Eden
Hardcover, 608 pages
English language
Published Aug. 4, 2003 by Viking.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-670-03304-1Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 52604687
East of Eden
Paperback, 691 pages
English language
Published Aug. 4, 1984 by Penguin Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-004997-8Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 750841213
East Of Eden
Library Binding, 601 pages
English language
Published June 4, 2003 by Tandem Library.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4177-0474-3Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 176879394
East of Eden
Hardcover, 525 pages
English language
Published Aug. 4, 1970 by Heinemann.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-434-74002-4Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 799123345
East of Eden
eAudio
English language
Published March 28, 2011 by Recorded Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4498-8392-8Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 1035127341
East of Eden
Mass Market Paperback, 691 pages
English language
Published Aug. 4, 1981 by Penguin Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-005829-1Copied ISBN!
Al Este Del Eden / East of Eden
Paperback, 684 pages
Spanish language
Published Aug. 4, 2002 by TusQuets.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-8310-225-1Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 892279544
East of Eden (Steinbeck "Essentials")
736 pages
English language
Published April 26, 2001 by Penguin Books Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-029294-7Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 44152807
Al Este del Eden
Paperback
Spanish language
Published Sept. 4, 2005 by Tusquets.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-8310-978-6Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 427543557
East of Eden
paperback, 608 pages
Published Oct. 18, 2016 by Penguin Classics.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-312948-6Copied ISBN!
East of Eden
891 pages
English language
Published Aug. 4, 2004 by Wheeler Pub..
- ISBN:
- 978-1-58724-562-6Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 53186644
Jenseits von Eden.
Paperback, 728 pages
German language
Published Jan. 1, 1997 by Dtv.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-423-10810-2Copied ISBN!
East of Eden (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
Library Binding
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1999 by Rebound by Sagebrush.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-8085-1412-1Copied ISBN!
Penguin Readers Level 6
Paperback, 112 pages
English language
Published March 12, 2001 by Longman.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-582-43470-7Copied ISBN!
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