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Cover of East of Eden
Hardcover
Pages 601 pages
Published 1952
Audiobook 25h 28m
Languages English, Arabic, Bulgarian +18

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Publisher's Summary

Part allegory, part autobiography, and part epic, East of Eden was an ambitious project from the start – a gift to Steinbeck’s sons that was meant to teach them about identity, grief, and what it means to be human.…

Weighted Score
4.44 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.47 ★
v (Ratings Count): 957
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.47
True Ratings 957
Written Reviews 115
Shelved (Popularity) 3,591
Users Read 1,257
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