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East of Eden
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East of Eden is a novel by American author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Published in September 1952, the work is regarded by many to be Steinbeck's most ambitious novel and by Steinbeck himself to be his magnum opus. Steinbeck stated about East of Eden: "It has everything in it I have been able to learn about my craft or profession in all these years," and later said: "I think everything else I have written has been, in a sense, practice for this." The novel was originally addressed to Steinbeck's young sons, Thom and John (then 61⁄2 and 41⁄2 years old, respectively). Steinbeck wanted to describe the Salinas Valley for them in detail: the sights, sounds, smells and colors.
East of Eden brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. The Hamilton family in the novel is said to be based on the real-life family of Samuel Hamilton, Steinbeck's maternal grandfather. A young John Steinbeck also appears briefly in the novel as a minor character.
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original title: East of Eden
language: American English
date of publication: 1952
genre: novel
narrative location: California
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East of Eden
language: English
date of publication: 2009
ISBN-13:978-0-14-192350-5ISBN-10:0-14-192350-4Public
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language: English
date of publication: 2000
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language: English
date of publication: 2017
ISBN-13:978-0-241-95249-8ISBN-10:0-241-95249-2Public
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language: English
date of publication: 2002
number of pages: 601
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language: English
date of publication: 2002
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