num_pages: 885
description: A New York Times Bestseller Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel 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.
language: English
title: East of Eden
titlecomplete: East of Eden
characters: Will Hamilton, Olive Hamilton, Samuel Hamilton, Liza Hamilton, Tom Hamilton, Caleb Trask, Charles Trask, Cyrus Trask, Lee, Dessie Hamilton, Abra Bacon, Aron Trask, Adam Trask, Cathy Ames, Joe Valery
genres: 20th Century, American, Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 518928
places: Salinas Valley, California, The United States of America, California
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic, awardedAt: 1641024000000
name: Deutscher Hörbuchpreis
category: Bestes Hörspiel, awardedAt: -536428800000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Wheeler Publishing