East of Eden by Steinbeck, John
East of Eden by Steinbeck, John
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A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America's most enduring authors A Penguin Classic 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 families--the Trasks and the Hamiltons--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The masterpiece of Steinbeck's 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 Oprah's Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century. This edition features an introduction by David Wyatt. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 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 translators.
Author: John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 10/01/1992
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.00w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780140186390
Age Range: 18-UP
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 34
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58698 / East of Eden
Review Citation(s):
Harper's Bazaar 02/01/2002 pg. 109
People Weekly 02/04/2013 pg. 51
Author: John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 10/01/1992
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.75h x 5.00w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780140186390
Age Range: 18-UP
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 34
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 58698 / East of Eden
Review Citation(s):
Harper's Bazaar 02/01/2002 pg. 109
People Weekly 02/04/2013 pg. 51
About the Author
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) born in Salinas, California, grew up in a fertile agricultural valley, about twenty-five miles from the Pacific Coast. Both the valley and the coast would serve as settings for some of his best fiction. In 1919 he went to Stanford University, where he intermittently enrolled in literature and writing courses until he left in 1925 without taking a degree. During the next five years he supported himself as a laborer and journalist in New York City, all the time working on his first novel, Cup of Gold (1929).
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