{"product_id":"east-of-eden","title":"East of Eden by John Steinbeck (Introduction by David Wyatt)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\"There is only one book to a man,\" Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck wrote of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"78\"\u003eEast of Eden\u003c\/b\u003e, widely considered his most ambitious and masterful novel. Set against the rich, expansive farmlands of California’s Salinas Valley, this sweeping multigenerational saga follows the deeply intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons. Together, their generations helplessly re-enact the biblical fall of Adam and Eve and the classic, poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eThrough some of his most unforgettable characters, Steinbeck explores his most enduring themes: the burden of identity, the inexplicability of love, the murderous consequences of love's absence, and the profound human capacity for free will (\"timshel\") and redemption. This definitive Penguin Classics edition features a comprehensive, insightful introduction by scholar David Wyatt, providing essential context to the magnum opus of one of America's greatest storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52628110967067,"sku":null,"price":509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/61MVUsltpoL._SL1500.jpg?v=1784536244","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/east-of-eden","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}