East of Eden (Penguin Modern Classics)

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 28 May 2014
• Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 720 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780141394893
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141394893
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 388 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.3 x 3.2 x 18.1 cm

Steinbeck's most ambitious and engrossing novel, at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis, in a new A format edition

'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of indentity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.