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l este del Edén, epopeya de resonancias bíblicas que inspiró la célebre película homónima dirigida por Elia Kazan y que contó con James Dean en el papel del mítico Cal Trask, narra las vicisitudes de dos familias a lo largo de tres generaciones, desde la guerra de Secesión hasta la segunda guerra mundial, en el lejano valle Salinas, en la California septentrional. Tras acompañar a la familia Hamilton a su épico asentamiento en la región, el lector penetra en el sofocante mundo de los Trask, en el que el severo Adam —tras ser abandonado por su mujer, a quien nadie de la familia osa nombrar— intenta educar en el recto camino a sus hijos Cal y Aron, nuevos Caín y Abel, que entablan una pugna soterrada por el reconocimiento de su padre. Cuando Cal se siente extrañamente atraído por la misteriosa Cathy Adams, que regenta el burdel más célebre de la región, la maldición caerá sobre el joven, en adelante condenado a permanecer al este de un elusivo Edén.
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The Trasks, The Hamiltons, Cain, Abel, Charles Trask, Adam Trask, Cyrus Trask, Cathy Ames, Caleb Trask, Aron Trask, Abra Bacon, Samuel Hamilton, Liza Hamilton, George Hamilton, Will Hamilton, Tom Hamilton, Joe Hamilton, Lizzie Hamilton, Una Hamilton, Dessie, Olive Hamilton, Mollie Hamilton, Mr. Edwards, Faye, Ethel, Joe ValeryPlaces
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East of Eden
2003, Viking
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- John Steinbeck Centennial Edition (1902-2002); 2003 edition (4)
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East of Eden
2002, Penguin Books
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East of Eden (Steinbeck "Essentials")
April 26, 2001, Penguin Books Ltd
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East of Eden
1981, Penguin Books, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Jenseits von Eden: Roman
1953-01-01, Diana Verlag Konstanz
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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.
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