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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- LibraryThing key:
- 2499
- BNF ID:
- 12409633x
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East of Eden
electronic resource
English language
Published June 14, 2002 by Penguin Group (USA), Inc..
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4362-4143-4Copied ISBN!
Penguin Readers Level 6
Paperback, 112 pages
English language
Published March 12, 2001 by Longman.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-582-43470-7Copied ISBN!
East of Eden.
Paperback
German language
Published March 1, 2001 by Langensch.-Hachette, M.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-526-43470-2Copied ISBN!
East of Eden
audio cd, 22 pages
Published June 29, 2011 by Penguin Audio.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-242921-1Copied ISBN!
East of Eden
736 pages
English language
Published Aug. 4, 2012 by Penguin Books, Limited.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-241-95249-8Copied ISBN!
East of Eden (Penguin Modern Classics)
640 pages
Published Sept. 7, 2000 by Penguin Books Ltd.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-118507-1Copied ISBN!
East of Eden
Hardcover, 768 pages
English language
Published July 3, 2003 by Longman.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-582-46152-9Copied ISBN!
A l'est d'Eden
631 pages
French language
Published Aug. 27, 1992
- ISBN:
- 978-2-253-00597-1Copied ISBN!
- Goodreads:
- 1658366
East of Eden
Electronic resource
English language
Published Nov. 11, 2009 by Penguin Group UK.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-192350-5Copied ISBN!
East of Eden [Audiobook]
Audio cassette
English language
Published Aug. 4, 2002 by Recorded Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7887-4883-7Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 51336133
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