Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Search results
545,072 ratings30,220 reviews. In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden “the first book,” and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks ...
- (543.1K)
- Paperback
Jan 2, 2023 · Steinbeck’s epic American family saga, East of Eden, played out in rural California between the Civil War and the First World War, is full of beautiful writing and tragedy. So much so that I did not have to read far before I began to wonder if this novel would become one of my favourites.
86% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 90% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings In this film based on John Steinbeck's epic novel, Cal Trask (James Dean), the son of a California farmer (Raymond Massey), feels...
- (43)
- Elia Kazan
- PG
- James Dean
EAST OF EDEN. by John Steinbeck ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 19, 1952. bookshelf. shop now. Tremendous in scope—tremendous in depth of penetration—and as different a Steinbeck as the Steinbeck of Burning Bright was from the Steinbeck of The Grapes of Wrath. Here is no saga of the underprivileged—no drama of social significance.
- Kirkus Reviews
Book-based classic has violence, drinking, mature themes. Read Common Sense Media's East of Eden review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Elia Kazan
- Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
- James Dean
East of Eden is probably most famous for floating Steinbeck’s personal strain of the Manichean worldview, in which there exists only one human story: the perennial conflict between good and evil. Elaborating on this idea, Steinbeck writes: “It occurs to me that evil must constantly respawn, while good, while virtue, is immortal.
People also ask
Is east of Eden a good book?
Is east of Eden a good movie?
Is east of Eden based on a true story?
Does east of Eden make you shiver?
Mar 9, 2023 · ‘East of Eden’: THR’s 1955 Review. On March 9, 1955, Warner Bros. unveiled Elia Kazan's adaptation of the John Steinbeck book at its premiere at the Astor Theatre in New York.
