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East of Eden
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  • Published: 15 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780241980354
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 736
  • RRP: $34.99
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East of Eden

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Paperback
5 Oct 2017
Paperback
28 May 2014
EBook
27 Oct 2003
Audiobook
30 Dec 2021
Audiobook
15 Apr 2021
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15 July 2017
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A stunning edition of the beloved modern classic from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men.

‘The work of a great storyteller’ WASHINGTON POST

California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined.

Between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, generations of these families helplessly replay the fall of Adam and Eve and the murderous rivalry of Cain and Abel.

Considered by Steinbeck to be his magnum opus, East of Eden is a sweeping family drama exploring the universal themes of love and identity, of good and evil. With its epic scope and memorable characters, it remains one of America's most enduring novels.

This edition features a beautiful new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.
  • Published: 15 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780241980354
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 736
  • RRP: $34.99
Categories:

About the author

John Steinbeck

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.
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Praise for East of Eden

A novel planned on the grandest possible scale...One of those occasions when a writer has aimed high and then summoned every ounce of energy, talent, seriousness, and passion of which he was capable...It is an entirely interesting and impressive book

New York Herald Tribune

A strange and original work of art

New York Times Book Review

A moving, crying pageant with wilderness strengths

Carl Sandburg

When the book club ended a year ago, I said I would bring it back when I found the book that was moving...and this is a great one. I read it for myself for the first time and then I had some friends read it. And we think it might be the best novel we've ever read!

Oprah Winfrey

The work of a great storyteller

Washington Post