East of Eden / John Steinbeck.
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- ISBN: 9780142004234
- ISBN: 0142004235
- Physical Description: 602 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking Press, c1952.
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Subject: | Families > Fiction. Historical fiction, American. Fathers and sons > Fiction. Sibling rivalry > Fiction. Brothers > Fiction. United States > Fiction. Salinas River Valley (Calif.) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Elkford Public Library | FC STE (Text) | 35170000311217 | Adult Fiction | Not holdable | Lost | 2014-03-02 |
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The biblical account of Cain and Abel is echoed in the history of two generations of the Trask family in California. - Penguin Putnam
A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of Americaâs most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial 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 familiesâthe Trasks and the Hamiltonsâwhose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.
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The masterpiece of Steinbeckâs 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 Oprahâs Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century. This Centennial edition, specially designed to commemorate one hundred years of Steinbeck, features french flaps and deckle-edged pages.
For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translato