East of Eden

“Everything I wrote earlier, in a certain sense, was only preparation for the writing of this novel,” John Steinbeck himself said about «East of Eden»—and he had every reason to say so: he managed to create one of the major literary masterpieces of the 20th century. The novel provoked a storm of outrage from conservative critics and for a long time ranked first among national bestsellers. «East of Eden» is a book about passionate love and hatred, mistakes and crimes, trust and betrayal. At its core is the story of two sons of a Californian, Adam Trask—two kinds of Cain and Abel. Each of them searches for their path in this world and is constantly faced with a choice: to do good or evil, to become a victim or a ruthless predator…