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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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migrant labor, historical fiction, domestic fiction, depravity, beneficence, love, the struggle for acceptance, self-destruction, guilt, freedom, literary fiction, classics, Fiction, Twins, Novela hogareña, Hermanos, Brothers, Fathers and sons, Classic Literature, Open Library Staff Picks, Sibling rivalry, Padre e hijo, Novela histórica, Rivaldad entre hermanos, open_syllabus_project, Niños de prostitutas, Rural families, Children of prostitutes, Ficción, Father-son relationship, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fathers and sons, fiction, California, fiction, American literature, Large type books, Children's fiction, Poor, History, Murder, Revenge, Jealousy, Rich people, Social life and customs, Pauvres, Romans, nouvelles, Histoire, Meurtre, Vengeance, Jalousie, Riches, Pères et fils, Mœurs et coutumes, Manners and customs, World War, 1939-1945, Novela, Vida social y costumbres, Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945People
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
California, Salinas River Valley, Salinas, Valle del Río (California), Salinas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Northern California, Stanford University, San Francisco, Salinas River Valley (Calif.), Californie, Vallée du Salinas, Salinas, Vallée du (Calif.)Times
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East of Eden
2003, Viking
Hardcover
in English
- John Steinbeck Centennial Edition (1902-2002); 2003 edition (4)
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East of Eden: Centennial Edition
February 2002, Tandem Library
Unknown Binding
in English
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East of Eden
2002, Penguin Books
Hardcover
in English
- John Steinbeck centennial ed. (1902-2002) (5)
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East of Eden
2002, Penguin Books
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in English
- John Steinbeck centennial ed. (1902-2002) (4)
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East of Eden
2002, Penguin Group (USA), Inc.
Electronic resource
in English
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East of Eden (Steinbeck "Essentials")
April 26, 2001, Penguin Books Ltd
in English
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East of Eden (Penguin Modern Classics)
September 7, 2000, Penguin Books Ltd
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East of Eden (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
October 1999, Rebound by Sagebrush
Library Binding
in English
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Yidian yuan dong
1995, Shu hua chu ban shi ye you xian gong si
in Chinese
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East of Eden (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
October 1992, Tandem Library
in English
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East of Eden
1992, Penguin Books
Paperback
in English
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East of Eden
1986, Penguin Books
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in English
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East of Eden
1981, Penguin Books, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- Television Edition
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Jenseits von Eden: Roman
1980, Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, Club Bertelsmann, Europäische Bildungsgemeinschaft, Buchgemeinschaft Donauland, Buch- und Schallplattenfreunde
Hardcover
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OST FOR EDEN (East of Eden) Two Volumes
1979, Gyldendal Nordk Forlag
Leather-bound
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East of Eden
1976-08, Bantam Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- Bantam Edition, 42nd printing
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East of Eden
June 1976, Ulverscroft Large Print
Hardcover
in English
- Largeprint edition
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Jenseits von Eden: Roman
1953-01-01, Diana Verlag Konstanz
perfect paperback
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