The tone of "East of Eden" can be described as epic, profound, and introspective. It delves deep into themes of good and evil, family dynamics, and the human experience, offering a contemplative and immersive reading experience.
It is the story of the struggles of the Trask family in turn of the century California as well as the struggles between the duality of nature - good and evil - and the right of every individual to have free choice, not a pre-destined existence.
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The critics' reaction was not a shock to Steinbeck. More than a year before East of Eden was published, Steinbeck wrote to his editor Pascal Covici in Journal of a Novel: "You know as well as I do that this book is going to catch the same kind of hell that all the others did and for the same reasons. It will not be what anyone expects and so the expecters will not like it." But the book did make its way into the public's heart. East of Edenwas published for the first time by The Viking Press in September 1952. By November, East of Eden was number one on the fiction best-seller list and it has never been out of print. In 1955, Elia Kazan directed and produced the movie version of East of Eden starring James Dean as "Cal." The film has now reached the status of a classic. In addition to adaptations for the stage, East of Eden has been translated into many foreign languages.
* http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/eastofeden/eoe_novel_critics/1* http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/eoe_steinbeck_bio/2
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East of Eden was published in 1952.
"East of Eden" by John Steinbeck was published in 1952.
The duration of Eden of the East is 1.37 hours.
Eden of the East was created on 2009-09-26.
"East of Eden" by John Steinbeck was published in 1952.
East of Eden - album - was created on 2009-09-07.
East of Eden - 1981 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG
It was published in September 1952 *sources: East of Eden( the first page of the book)
The address of the Eden Library is: 2901 East Church Street, Eden, 14057 9501
East of Eden - TV series - was created on 2008-08-25.
East of Eden - TV series - ended on 2009-03-10.
"East of Eden" by John Steinbeck is approximately 602 pages long.