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East of Eden is a 1952 novel by John Steinbeck, set in the Salinas Valley, California, and based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel. The novel follows the lives of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their struggles with love, morality, and identity.
- John Steinbeck
- 1952
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 ...
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East of Eden is a film based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, starring James Dean as a rebellious young man. The film explores the themes of identity, family, and redemption, and was released in 1955, shortly after Dean's death.
A short summary of John Steinbeck's East of Eden. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of East of Eden.
- John Steinbeck
- 1952
Sep 24, 2024 · East of Eden, novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1952. It is a symbolic re-creation of the biblical story of Cain and Abel woven into a history of California’s Salinas Valley. With East of Eden Steinbeck hoped to reclaim his standing as a major novelist, but his broad depictions of good and evil.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 5, 2002 · 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:...
East of Eden, by Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck and published in 1952, is an epic novel that spans generations and explores the complexities of human nature, morality, and the struggle between good and evil. The plot is centered around two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, set against the backdrop of California’s Salinas Valley.
