East of Eden: (Penguin Orange Collection) - Paperback

East of Eden: (Penguin Orange Collection) - Paperback

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East of Eden: (Penguin Orange Collection) - Paperback
  • East of Eden: (Penguin Orange Collection) - Paperback
  • East of Eden: (Penguin Orange Collection) - Paperback
East of Eden: (Penguin Orange Collection) - Paperback

East of Eden: (Penguin Orange Collection) - Paperback

$22.40
$22.40

by John Steinbeck (Author)

The masterpiece of Steinbeck's later years--at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis

Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition and a limited-run series of American classics designed with a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback.

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. Here 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 a touchstone of American literature for over half a century.

Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing 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.

Author Biography

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was born in Salinas, California. He worked as a laborer and a journalist, and in 1935, when he published Tortilla Flat, he achieved popular success and financial security. Steinbeck wrote more than twenty-five novels and won the Nobel Prize in 1962.

Number of Pages: 608
Dimensions: 1.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 18, 2016
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: East of Eden
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 34

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