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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Aron Trask → appearsIn → East of Eden ⓘ
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Adam Trask → appearsIn → East of Eden ⓘ
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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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East of Eden (1981 miniseries score) → basedOn → East of Eden (novel) ⓘ
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East of Eden (1981 miniseries score) → associatedWithFranchise → East of Eden ⓘ
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East of Eden (1955 film) → basedOn → East of Eden (novel) ⓘ
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Lois Arlene Humbert → notableWork → East of Eden ⓘ
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