John Steinbeck kept a list of what went into the writing of this classic book, including eleven years of mental gestation, one year of uninterrupted writing, 25 dozen pencils, and approximately three dozen reams of paper. What emerged was a potrait of the Salinas valley wrapped around an allegorical story of good and evil mirroring that of the fourth book of Genesis told over three generations. It is also now, an Oprah book club selection. Fortunately, I bought my copy before the offensive cover change bearing the book club seal of approval and ugly logo. You can read more about the two versions here. You can read more about East of Eden as well as Steinbeck himself on the National Steinbeck Center's website. And on another design note, who had the grand idea of scrolling type from left to right over the images on that site? Are you supposed to read the quotations backwards?
Tuesday, September 09, 2003
East of Eden
John Steinbeck kept a list of what went into the writing of this classic book, including eleven years of mental gestation, one year of uninterrupted writing, 25 dozen pencils, and approximately three dozen reams of paper. What emerged was a potrait of the Salinas valley wrapped around an allegorical story of good and evil mirroring that of the fourth book of Genesis told over three generations. It is also now, an Oprah book club selection. Fortunately, I bought my copy before the offensive cover change bearing the book club seal of approval and ugly logo. You can read more about the two versions here. You can read more about East of Eden as well as Steinbeck himself on the National Steinbeck Center's website. And on another design note, who had the grand idea of scrolling type from left to right over the images on that site? Are you supposed to read the quotations backwards?
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