East of Eden

Novel by John Steinbeck

Blurb

East of Eden is een roman uit 1952 van John Steinbeck, gebaseerd op het Bijbelboek Genesis. Het verhaalt de strijd die twee broers leveren om de liefde van hun vader.
In juni 2003 was het, onder de titel 'het boek dat de boekenclub terugbracht', het eerste boek dat Oprah Winfrey voor haar in de Verenigde Staten zeer populaire boekenclub selecteerde, nadat de boekenclub voor enige tijd had opgehouden te bestaan.

First Published

1952

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Box304

John Steinbeck is just leaps and bounds above other authors: whether that be character development, plot, action, or just plain ability to tell a long cohesive story with several well developed sub-stories in between. A true masterpiece and I can't wait to read his other works, in hope that they live up to similar calibers.

0 Responses posted in August

Ewmunn

It is the Old Testament story of Cain and Abel told twice, a California romance, and a reflection on the American take on the dichotomy of good and evil, how they are achieved and inherited. Thematically heavy, although it lags slightly in the middle, and is a little confused at first. Many strong passages which I could not help but continue reading. Fine writing by Steinbeck.

0 Responses posted in January