The result is a purely American saga set in Steinbeck’s own childhood home, the Salinas Valley of northern California. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and also explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.Įast of Eden, John Steinbeck’s passionate and exhilarating epic, re-creates the seminal stories of Genesis through the intertwined lives of two American families. The Trasks and the Hamiltons, whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve as well as the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, also often brutal novel, follows the intertwined destinies of two families. 'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. General wear and loss to dust jacket, especially the spine, there is a closed tear to the front too. There are stamp marks to the front endpage and the title page. Medium format hardback in very good condition.
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