Journal of a Novel
The East of Eden Letters
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Davis
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Written by:
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John Steinbeck
About this listen
Each working day from January 29 to November 1, 1951, John Steinbeck warmed up to the work of writing East of Eden with a letter to the late Pascal Covici, his friend and editor at The Viking Press. It was his way, he said, of "getting my mental arm in shape to pitch a good game".
Steinbeck's letters were written on the left-hand pages of a notebook in which the facing pages would be filled with the text of East of Eden. They touched on many subjects - story arguments, trial flights of workmanship, concern for his sons.
Part autobiography, part writer's workshop, these letters offer an illuminating perspective on Steinbeck's creative process, and a fascinating glimpse of Steinbeck, the private man.
©1969 John Steinbeck (P)2021 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"Full of insights and revelations involving the gladness and terror of writing." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"A sort of Travels with Charley across a more personal country." (The Boston Globe)