num_pages: 602
description: 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. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity; the inexplicability of love; and the murderous consequences of love’s absence.
language: English
title: East of Eden
titlecomplete: East of Eden
characters: Tom Hamilton, Cathy Ames, Cyrus Trask, Samuel Hamilton, Adam Trask, Joe Valery, Olive Hamilton, Dessie Hamilton, Charles Trask, Aron Trask, Will Hamilton, Caleb Trask, Abra Bacon, Liza Hamilton, Lee
genres: Fiction, Historical, American, Classic Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 519054
places: California, Salinas Valley, California, The United States of America
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: Penguin Classics