East of Eden

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.>

About the author

John Steinbeck (1902-68) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included The Red Pony, Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, and Of Mice and Men. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Summary

Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this title 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.

Product details

• Authors: John Steinbeck, Mr John Steinbeck, Steinbeck John, David Wyatt
• Assisted by: David Wyatt (Introduction), Wyatt David (Introduction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.04.2014
• EAN: 9780141394893
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139489-3
• No. of pages: 720
• Dimensions: 113 mm x 182 mm x 33 mm
• Series: Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Essential Penguin; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics; Essential Penguin
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, California, Family life fiction, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950