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.