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- 1'East of Eden' Adaptations Renew Interest in Steinbeck Classic▼‘East of Eden’ Adaptations: Films, TV Series Based on Steinbeck Novel
John Steinbeck's 1952 novel 'East of Eden' and its screen adaptations are drawing attention. The story of the Trask family in California's Salinas Valley has been adapted multiple times, most famously in Elia Kazan's 1955 film starring James Dean, alongside later television miniseries and new projects in development. Coverage revisits how the novel's themes of family rivalry and good versus evil have been reinterpreted for film and TV over the decades.