![]() The Hamilton family in the novel is said to be based on the real-life family of Samuel Hamilton, Steinbeck's maternal grandfather. Steinbeck wanted to describe the Salinas Valley for them in detail: the sights, sounds, smells and colors.Įast of Eden brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. ![]() Steinbeck stated about East of Eden: "It has everything in it I have been able to learn about my craft or profession in all these years," and later said: "I think everything else I have written has been, in a sense, practice for this." The novel was originally addressed to Steinbeck's young sons, Thom and John (then 6 1⁄ 2 and 4 1⁄ 2 years old, respectively). ![]() Published in September 1952, the work is regarded by many to be Steinbeck's most ambitious novel and by Steinbeck himself to be his magnum opus. East of Eden is a novel by American author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. ![]()
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