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East of Eden / John Steinbeck.
"A symbolic recreation of the biblical story of Cain and Abel woven into a history of California's Salinas Valley. Spanning the period between the American Civil War and the end of World War I, the novel highlights the conflicts of two generations of brothers; the first being the kind, gentle Adam Trask and his wild brother Charles. Adam eventually marries Cathy Ames, an evil, manipulative, and beautiful prostitute; she betrays him, joining Charles on the very night of their wedding. Later, after giving birth to twin boys, she shoots Adam and leaves him to return to her former profession. In the shadow of this heritage Adam raises their sons, the fair-haired, winning, yet intractable Aron, and the dark, clever Caleb. This second generation of brothers vie for their father's approval. In bitterness Caleb reveals the truth about their mother to Aron, who then joins the army and is killed in France." -- Provided by the Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0141185074
- ISBN: 0140186395 :
- ISBN: 9780141185071
- ISBN: 9780142004234 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780142000656
- ISBN: 0142000655
- ISBN: 0142004235 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 601 p. ; 22cm.
- Edition: John Steinbeck centennial edition (1902-2002)
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2002, c1952.
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. |
| Topic Heading: | Children of prostitutes - Fiction |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.
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Follows the intertwined 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. - Penguin Putnam
A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of Americaâs 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 familiesâthe Trasks and the Hamiltonsâwhose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.
The masterpiece of Steinbeckâs 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 Oprahâs Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century.
