Title East of Eden / John Steinbeck with an introduction by David Wyatt

Published Camberwell : Penguin, 2003 London : Penguin, 2000

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	810.52 S8198 A6/E 2000		AVAILABLE

Description xxix,601 pages ; 20 cm regular print Series Penguin classics. Summary Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re- enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel Notes Reprinted with an introduction first published in the USA, 1992 -Originally published: United States: Viking, 1952 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Families -- United States -- Fiction. Poor -- Fiction. Murder -- Fiction. Revenge -- Fiction. Jealousy -- Fiction. Fathers and sons -- Fiction. Poor -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century. Murder -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century. Revenge -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century. Jealousy -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century. Rich people -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century. Fathers and sons -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century. Fathers and sons -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction. Murder -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction. Poor -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction. Jealousy -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction. Revenge -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction. Rich people -- California -- Salinas River Valley -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction. SUBJECT California -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008100053 Salinas River Valley (Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96000606 -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008859 Salinas River Valley (Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96000606 -- Social life and customs -- 19th century http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008859 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562 Genre/Form Domestic fiction. History. Historical fiction. Historical fiction. Author Wyatt, David, 1948- ISBN 0141185074 (paperback) 9780141185071 (paperback)

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