East of Eden
Sept 2000 · Penguin UK
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'A fantasia of history and myth ... a strange and original work of art' The New York Times Book Review
Described by John Steinbeck as 'the story of my country and the story of me', East of Eden is an epic, engrossing family saga.
'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of indentity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.
Described by John Steinbeck as 'the story of my country and the story of me', East of Eden is an epic, engrossing family saga.
'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of indentity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.
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4.7
69 reviews
Letia Jordan
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22 September 2024
I have so many things to say about this book!!! Possibly new fave.Honestly grateful to have read and eager to read more of Steinbecks work. Really did go through an emotional process reading this book. Actually lost my phone a few times the last couple months and repurchased it twice on amazon and then on here because I was dying to finish it !
Joe McDonald
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8 December 2024
Simply an exceptional book. I will most likely not read another book of this calibre ever again. I've peaked in my reading journey perhaps.
Vivien Wessels
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27 March 2023
Excellent! A magnificent novel - one of the best I have ever read
About the author
Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be published in Penguin Modern Classics.
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