East of Eden / John Steinbeck.

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This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks' and the Hamilton's--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The story of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking Press, 1952.
Series:Jack and Susan Davis Rare Book Collection.
Subjects:
Salinas River Valley (Calif.) > Fiction.
Children of prostitutes > Fiction.
Fathers and sons > Fiction.
Sibling rivalry > Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Inscriptions (Provenance) > 1952.
Genre:
Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Inscriptions (Provenance)
Ownership and Custodial History:
Copy 3 : Inscription on recto of first fly-leaf: "To Dad From Chub, Christmas 1952."
Local Note:
MSU: Copy 2 : In recognition of MSU Libraries Student Employee, Megan Haugh, Class of 2016.
MSU: Copy 3 gift of Jack and Susan Davis.
MSU: Copy 3 in dust jacket.
Physical Description:602 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks' and the Hamilton's--whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The story of two brothers, Aron is a clean-cut model student, engaged to be married, the pride of his hardworking father. Cal is a rebellious loner, sternly rejected by his father.
Call Number:PS3537.T3234 E3