East of Eden cover art

East of Eden

Penguin Modern Classics

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

East of Eden

By: John Steinbeck, David Wyatt - introduction
Narrated by: Simon Manyonda
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £15.24

Buy Now for £15.24

Brought to you by Penguin.

'There is only one book to a man,' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden, his most ambitious novel. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, 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. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.

© John Steinbeck 1952 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

 Classics Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature Thought-Provoking Heartfelt
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
All stars
Most relevant
A truly beautiful and haunting story that creates a believable parable. The narration was underwhelming - particularly when they tried to perform different accents and women's voices.

Haunting Story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Amazing story, Great narration, I could not put it down. Irish accent quite comical but did not take away from a wonderful performance

Absolutely loved this!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is one of those books that you miss like a loved one when you finish it. A tale with several strands that was very well read.

Sorry it’s finished

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
BUT.....A lot of the time it's passable....And the book itself is a masterpiece..
Try to get past the Dick Van Dyke moments...It's worth it.

Narration? When it's bad it's really bad!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
i thought the narrator was really good actually
despite what other reviews say .thank you

fantastic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews