East of Eden

Blurb

شرق بهشت رمانی از جان استاینبک نویسندهٔ آمریکایی برندهٔ جایزه نوبل است که در سال ۱۹۵۲ به چاپ رسید. در این رمان استاینبک زندگی پیچیده دو خانواده ترسک و همیلتون و داستان‌های در هم گره خورده آن‌ها را به تصویر می‌کشد. استاینبک این رمان را در اصل خطاب به دو پسر کوچکش تام و جان نوشت که در آن زمان به ترتیب شش و نیم و چهار و نیم ساله بودند. وی می‌خواست جزئیات دره سالیناس را برای آن‌ها توصیف کند.

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