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East of Eden

Cover of "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck. A silhouette of a man stands under a large tree at sunset, evoking solitude and introspection.
Art by Mick Wiggins.

First Paragraph

“The Salinas Valley is in Northern California. It is a long narrow swale between two ranges of mountains, and the Salinas River winds and twists up the center until it falls at last into Monterey Bay.”

—John Steinbeck, East of Eden, 1952