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EAST OF EDEN - JOHN STEINBECK TASCHENBUCH

A masterpiece of Biblical scope  and the magnum opus of one of America's most enduring authors
A Penguin Classic   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.  This edition features an introduction by David Wyatt.  For more than
seventy years  Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the
English-speaking world. With more than 1 800 titles  Penguin Classics represents a global
bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust
the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished
scholars and contemporary authors  as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning
translators.

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