East of Eden

A masterpiece of late John Steinbeck. A novel that provoked a storm of outrage from conservative critics, it held the top spot among national bestsellers for a long time and became the basis for a classic film starring James Dean. A family saga… A story of passionate love and passionate hatred, trust and betrayal, crimes and misdemeanors… But above all – a story of two sons of Californian Adam Trask, peculiar Cain and Abel. Both are searching for their place in the world, but how different their searches are… "You can" – words from a biblical apocrypha that become a peculiar symbol of the novel. You can. You can do evil – or good, you can be a victim – or a predator. But for every choice, you will have to pay a high price…