East of EdenPenguin Publishing Group, 1980 - 608 sivua A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial edition In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. 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. The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. Adapted for the 1955 film directed by Elia Kazan introducing James Dean, and read by thousands as the book that brought Oprah’s Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century. This Centennial edition, specially designed to commemorate one hundred years of Steinbeck, features french flaps and deckle-edged pages. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translato |
Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
Abra Adam asked Adam's afraid Aron azaleas baby better boys brother brought Cal looked Cal's Castroville Cathy chair Charles Ching Chong closed Cyrus dark Dessie door Doxology East of Eden Ethel eyes face father Faye Faye's feel felt fingers girl glass goddam gone guess Hamilton hand hate head hear heard hell Horace hurt John Steinbeck Kate Kate's kind King City kitchen knew laughed light lips live Liza looked mind Monterey County mother mouth moved never night pain pidgin pretty ranch remember Salinas River Salinas Valley Samuel seemed sheriff slowly smiled softly stood stopped sure talk tell There's thing thought told Tom Meek took turned twins voice wait walked Watsonville What's whisky wife wonder
Viitteet tähän teokseen
Country School Memories: An Oral History of One-room Schooling Robert L. Leight,Alice Duffy Rinehart Esikatselu ei käytettävissä - 1999 |