East of Eden (novel by John Steinbeck)

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East of Eden is a 1952 novel by John Steinbeck that reimagines the biblical story of Cain and Abel through the intertwined lives of two families in California’s Salinas Valley.

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instanceOf novel
adaptedInto East of Eden (1955 film)
East of Eden (1981 miniseries)
stage adaptations
author John Steinbeck
basedOn Biblical story of Cain and Abel
containsAutobiographicalElements yes
countryOfOrigin United States
dedicatedTo John Steinbeck's sons
linked to: Thom Steinbeck
exploresHumanNature yes
exploresMorality yes
exploresReligion yes
featuresFamily Hamilton family
Trask family
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre biblical allegory
family saga
novel
psychological fiction
hasConcept timshel
hasNarrator partially autobiographical narrator resembling John Steinbeck
hasTheme family conflict
free will
good and evil
identity
inheritance of sin
literaryMovement American realism
mainCharacter Adam Trask
Aron Trask
Cal Trask
Cathy Ames
Lee
Samuel Hamilton
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor biblical parallels
complex characters
interweaving family histories
originalLanguage English
pageCount about 600 pages
placeInAuthorOeuvre one of John Steinbeck's major works
publicationDate 1952
publisher Viking Press
linked to: The Viking Press
setIn California
Salinas Valley
setInPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
timshelMeaning thou mayest
titleOrigin Book of Genesis
phrase "east of Eden" in the Bible

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Adam Trask appearsIn East of Eden
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Adam Trask firstAppearance East of Eden (1952 novel)
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Raymond Massey as Adam Trask basedOnWork East of Eden (novel)
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Jo Van Fleet as Cathy Ames basedOnCharacterFrom East of Eden (novel)
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Cathy Ames appearsIn East of Eden
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Cathy Ames firstAppearance East of Eden (1952 novel)
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Lois Arlene Humbert notableWork East of Eden
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