East of Eden

All novels are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves between good and evil. John Steinbeck, one of America's greatest writers, considered East of Eden to be his most important work. Set in California, the novel is a story of love and jealousy, forgiveness and revenge - and what it means to be human.

Penguin Readers - A series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that have been written for learners of English as a second language. The series is designed to be suitable for students of English as a foreign language (EFL), for students of English as a second language (ESL) and for reluctant readers. They are graded at six levels of difficulty.