Hanover Library CatalogueEast of Eden / John Steinbeck.
Publication details: New York : Penguin , c1952, 2002. Edition: Steinbeck Centennial edDescription: 602 pISBN: 9780142004234Subject(s): Fathers and sons -- Fiction | Sibling rivalry -- Fiction | Salinas River Valley (CA) -- FictionSummary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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