East of Eden: John Steinbeck Centennial Edition (1902-2002) Contributor(s): Steinbeck, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0670033049 ISBN-13: 9780670033041 Publisher: Viking OUR PRICE: $33.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2003 Annotation: This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, 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. "A strange and original work of art".--New York Times Book Review. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Sagas |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 700 |
Physical Information: 1.75" H x 6" W x 8.75" (1.70 lbs) 601 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - California - Topical - Family |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 58698 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 34.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America's most enduring authors, in a commemorative hardcover 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 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. |