Zoe Kazan on Honoring Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ for Netflix Series While Rethinking Its Characters
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The series creator explains her decision to build the adaptation around a love story, between brothers, rereading Cathy Ames and how she updated Steinbeck's novel for television.
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As Netflix brings John Steinbeck’s 1952 classic to a new generation, Free Press Book Club moderator Michele McAloon reflects on what ‘East of Eden’ teaches us about family, forgiveness, and free will.
In anticipation of Netflix’s 7-part East of Eden, I reread John Steinbeck’s classic novel, a modern epic loosely based on the biblical story of Cain and Abel. Even the title comes from Genesis: after killing his brother, Cain “dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden” (Genesis 4:16).
Fresh off the heels of the hit Netflix adaptation, created by Zoe Kazan and starring Florence Pugh, John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden” is at the top of Amazon’s Best Sellers List in the No. 1 spot. In addition, the audiobook of the novel is on the retail giant’s “Best of #BookTok” books list too.
The series creator explains her decision to build the adaptation around a love story, between brothers, rereading Cathy Ames and how she updated Steinbeck's novel for television.
