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East of Eden, John Steinbeck Centennial Edition Ben Shive " These are ways ofA masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of Americas most enduring authors, in a deluxe Centennial 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 familiesthe Trasks and the Hamiltonswhose