East of Eden: John Steinbeck Centennial Edition (1902-2002): John Steinbeck Centennial Edition (1902-2002) Folklore & Mythology Two pages of notes at

Two pages of notes at the end of the story provide factual information about bats

one of his best friends from high school

He gives short stories of feasts such as a mango eaten in monsoon rain or a dish of restorative macaroni cheese and homes in on the scent of freshly picked sweet peas and the sound of water breathing at night in Japan

setting into motion the most dangerous and otherworldly mission of their lives

East of Eden: John Steinbeck Centennial Edition (1902-2002): John Steinbeck Centennial Edition (1902-2002) Folklore & Mythology Two pages of notes atA masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America's most enduring authors, in a commemorative hardcover edition 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 and the