East of Eden by John Steinbeck, read by Richard Poe by PRH Audio published on 2013-02-20T19:51:57Z The masterpiece of Steinbeck's later years-a vastly ambitious novel that is at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis In his journal, Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families-the Trasks and the Hamiltons-whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here is a work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. Available for purchase at: <a href="http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780142429211,00.html?East_of_Eden_John_Steinbeck">Penguin.com - Audiobook (CD format)</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/East-Eden-Penguin-Classics-Steinbeck/dp/014242921X/ref=tmm_abk_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1361998317&sr=1-1">Amazon - Audiobook (CD format)</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/East-of-Eden/dp/B0055WXTPQ/ref=tmm_aud_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1361998317&sr=1-1">Amazon - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/east-of-eden-john-steinbeck/1100594195?ean=9780142429211">Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (CD format)</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/east-of-eden-john-steinbeck/1100594195?ean=9781101530955">Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/east-of-eden-unabridged/id442772796?uo=4">iTunes - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a> <a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B00546SXO0&qid=1361998586&sr=1-1">Audible - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a> <a href="http://www.emusic.com/book/john-steinbeck/east-of-eden/10099143/">emusic.com - Audiobook (downloadable format)</a> Genre Classic Comment by Courtney Warren πits greeat soong!π 2022-09-21T08:44:47Z Comment by user681390628 How come there is only 4 minutes of the book 2014-08-04T22:07:29Z Comment by Harumi Sasaki I used to enjoy the motion picture and the music of East of Eden which might be one of the incentives to go to the University of Illinois to study in 1963-1964. 2014-06-07T22:09:55Z Comment by Harumi Sasaki γEast of Edenγγ―γη§γ«γ¨γ£γ¦γθ₯γζ₯γ γζγεΊγγγζγγγζ η»γ¨ζ²γ§γγ 2014-04-03T13:02:52Z