Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve
influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design
offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback
A Penguin Classic
Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers
competition
For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange
Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin's iconic book design with
twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth
and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible
editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover
design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper,
and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design
treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions
today.
East of Eden***
The masterpiece of Steinbeck's later years, East of Eden is a
sprawling epic in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing
characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of
identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of
love's absence.