East of Eden East of Eden

East of Eden

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Publisher Description

A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a commemorative hardcover edition
 
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. Adapted for the 1955 film directed by Elia Kazan introducing James Dean, and read by thousands as the book that brought Oprah’s Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2002
February 5
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
608
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
2.1
MB

Customer Reviews

El Musicologo *MAnny* ,

5 Star

Best Book Ever!

DesignZak ,

WARNING

Do not buy this nook until fix the formatting. It is really messed up. Chapters are on one page and then cut off. There are no breaks between paragraphs. How did this get past quality control? I really hope this is not indicative of the ibookstore's quality overall. I wonder how to report this? Or get a refund... (and yea, I tried redownloading with no luck.)

prajna ,

Brilliant writing

Some of the finest writing produced by an American legend. This book is so unbelievably good. I don't have the iBook, just an old fashioned bound book, but this is so, so good.

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