East of Eden
/ˌiːst əv ˈiːdn/
/ˌiːst əv ˈiːdn/
- a novel (1952) by the US author John Steinbeck. It is about a farmer and his family in the Salinas Valley of California during the early years of the 20th century. A film version (1955) used mostly the second half of the book, in which one of the farmer's sons discovers that his mother owns a brothel (= house of prostitutes). This was James Dean's first major role.
伊甸园东部:美国作家约翰·斯坦贝克的小说(1952年)。它是关于20世纪初期加利福尼亚州萨利纳斯山谷的一个农民及其家庭的。一部电影版本(1955年)主要使用该书的后半部分,其中一位农夫的儿子发现他的母亲拥有妓院(妓院)。这是詹姆斯·迪恩(James Dean)的第一个主要角色。