John Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his magnum opus. And it’s now thought of as one of the great American novels.
Netflix’s new seven-part limited series adaptation is created by and co-written by Zoe Kazan. Kazan’s grandfather, Elia Kazan, directed the classic big-screen adaptation starring James Dean.
This hour, a look at Steinbeck’s epic novel, the original movie, and the new series adaptation of East of Eden.
GUESTS:
- Joel Baden: Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School
- Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Fantasy Filmball podcast
- Susan Shillinglaw: Professor emerita of English at San Jose State University, where she was director of the University’s Center for Steinbeck Studies for 18 years; she was also director of the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas from 2015 to 2018
- Lindsay Lee Wallace: A writer and journalist whose latest work includes the cover stories for the four most recent issues of Bat Conservation International’s Bats magazine
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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.
