East of Eden: (Centennial Edition) by John Steinbeck

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    (Paperback - Steinbeck Centennial Edition)

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    • ISBN: 0142000655
    • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
    • Pub. Date: February 2002
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    Comments from the Seller: Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks) , in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under

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    Synopsis

    Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures. We have begun publishing his many works for the first time as blackspine Penguin Classics featuring eye-catching, newly commissioned art. This season we continue with the seven spectacular and influential books East of Eden, Cannery Row, In Dubious Battle, The Long Valley, The Moon Is Down, The Pastures of Heaven, and Tortilla Flat. Penguin Classics is proud to present these seminal works to a new generation of readers—and to the many who revisit them again and again.

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    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.

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    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. Nearly all of his books are available in Penguin Classics.

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    Better than I expected.by Awesomeness1

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    09/07/2009: I had to read this for school, and I was surprised. I actually enjoyed it. The characters and plot were complex, and it was well written. It was a true classic.

    I Also Recommend: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath.

    Cain and Able Reviseby MaGicAllyGeNuisJ

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    07/26/2009: I have heard of the book East of Eden, but never really gave the book a chance, until now. This book is very intellectual, mind blowing, thrilling, touching and a page turner. I really enjoyed this book a lot!!! I L.O.V.E how Steinback took his very own analogy on Cain and Able and made it into his own.Steinbeck parallels this earthy tale with the slow unfolding of biblical events in Genesis. He follows that script without being predictable or bound by it, instead showing its immediacy in the human soul and mind.

    Adam and Charles Trask are the first main and important characters in the story. They set the scene for everything else in the book unfolding. They are also the only precursors for Adam's own sons, Cal and Aron, who will be even more at odds, because of the favoritism their father has created between them. And this is all predicated on their mother's cold-hearted choices. Cathy/Kate, their mom, is a user,and very manipulative through the whole book.

    The only character in the book who seems to have their selves together is Lee, the loyal and long-suffering Chinaman. His studies lead to life-changing decisions for Adam and his sons, based on the differences between a fatalistic approach to life or one born from the freedom to choose.

    But when you start this book, please note. Almost everything is a symbol. Meaning please read the biblical story of Cain and Able. Before you read this book. It will help to understand and enjoy the book more.


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