East of Eden is a novel by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, published in September 1952. Often described as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, East of Eden brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories.

John Ernst Steinbeck amerykański pisarz i dziennikarz, laureat nagrody Nobla w dziedzinie literatury z 1962.