East of Eden (Netflix Tie-In Ed.)

史坦貝克晚年的傑作——既是一部家族史詩，也是《創世記》的現代重述——現已被 Netflix 改編為限定劇集，由佐伊·卡贊（Zoe Kazan）編劇兼執行製作，佛蘿倫絲·普伊（Florence Pugh）主演。

諾貝爾獎得主約翰·史坦貝克在他的日記中，將《伊甸之東》稱為「第一本書」，而它的確擁有神話般的原始力量與純粹。這部宏大且時而殘酷的小說以加州薩利納斯山谷肥沃的農地為背景，講述了特拉斯克與漢密爾頓兩大家族交織的命運——他們的子孫無奈地重新演繹了亞當與夏娃的墮落，以及該隱與亞伯之間帶毒的競爭。在這部作品中，史坦貝克塑造了他最令人著迷的人物，並探索了他最永恆的主題：身分認同的謎團、愛的不可思議，以及缺乏愛所帶來的致命後果。本作曾於 1955 年由伊利亞·卡贊改編為電影並捧紅了詹姆斯·狄恩，亦作為讓「奧普拉讀書會」重回大眾視野的書籍被成千上萬的人閱讀，《伊甸之東》半個多世紀以來一直是美國文學的試金石，且即將被 Netflix 改編為限定劇集，由佐伊·卡贊編劇兼執行製作，佛蘿倫絲·普伊主演。

The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years—at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis—now a Netflix limited series, written and executive produced by Zoe Kazan, starring Florence Pugh

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 families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here is a work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love’s absence. Adapted for the 1955 film directed by Elia Kazan introducing James Dean and read by thousands as the book that brought Oprah’s Book Club back, East of Eden has remained a touchstone of American literature for over half a century and will soon be adapted into a Netflix limited series, written and executive produced by Zoe Kazan, starring Florence Pugh.