Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.

East of Eden / John Steinbeck. - John Steinbeck centennial ed. (1902-2002). - New York : Penguin Books, 2002. - 601 p. ; 22 cm.

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.

0142000655 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780142000656 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780142004234 (pbk.) 0142004235 (pbk.)

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Children of prostitutes--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Sibling rivalry--Fiction.
Brothers--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.


Salinas River Valley (Calif.)--Fiction.


Domestic fiction.

PS3537.T3234 / E3 2002

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