Author: John Steinbeck
Translator: Hoe-seong Jeong
Publisher: Minumsa
2-volume set | 224*132mm
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About This Book
Novel by John Steinbeck, published in 1952. It is a symbolic recreation
of the biblical story of Cain and Abel woven into a history of
California's Salinas Valley. With East of Eden Steinbeck hoped to
reclaim his standing as a major novelist, but his broad depictions of
good and evil come at the expense of subtlety in characterization and
plot and it was not a critical success. Spanning the period between the
American Civil War and the end of World War I, the novel highlights the
conflicts of two generations of brothers; the first being the kind,
gentle Adam Trask and his wild brother Charles. Adam eventually marries
Cathy Ames, an evil, manipulative, and beautiful prostitute; she betrays
him, joining Charles on the very night of their wedding. Later, after
giving birth to twin boys, she shoots Adam and leaves him to return to
her former profession. In the shadow of this heritage Adam raises their
sons, the fair-haired, winning, yet intractable Aron, and the dark,
clever Caleb. This second generation of brothers vie for their father's
approval. In bitterness Caleb reveals the truth about their mother to
Aron, who then joins the army and is killed in France.
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