East of Eden

Novel by John Steinbeck

Blurb

Öster om Eden är en roman från 1952 av John Steinbeck. Romanen räknas som ett av hans största verk vid sidan av Vredens druvor.
Boken publicerades 1952 och tre år senare, 1955, blev den filmatiserad av regissören Elia Kazan. Det finns även en mini-TV-serie av Öster om Eden från 1981 med bland andra Jane Seymour och Bruce Boxleitner i huvudrollerna.

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