East of Eden

The novel that sparked a wave of outrage among conservative critics held the first place among national bestsellers for a long time.

“As a matter of fact, everything I wrote earlier was, in a sense, just preparation for creating 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 main literary masterpieces of the 20th century.

“East of Eden” is an audiobook about passionate love and hate, about mistakes and crimes, about trust and betrayal. The plot is built around the story of two sons of a Californian named Adam Trask—two distinct versions of Cain and Abel. Each of them seeks his own path in this world and is constantly faced with a choice: to do good or evil, to become a victim or a ruthless predator…