East of Eden: John Steinbeck (Penguin Modern Classics)

by David Wyatt (Introduction), David Wyatt (Introduction), Mr John Steinbeck (Author), John Steinbeck (Author), Mr John Steinbeck (Author), David Wyatt (Introduction)

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  '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.