Journal of a Novel

Journal of a Novel: The *East of Eden* Letters
First Bantam paperback edition cover
Author	John Steinbeck
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Diary
Publisher	The Viking Press
Publication date	1969
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)

Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters is a series of letters written by John Steinbeck to his friend and editor Pascal Covici, in parallel with the first draft of his longest novel. The letters were written between January, 29- October 31, 1951. They were not meant for publication, but an edited version was first published by Viking the year after the author's death in 1968.

Works by John Steinbeck

Novels and
novellas

Cup of Gold (1929)
The Red Pony (1933)
To a God Unknown (1933)
Tortilla Flat (1935)
In Dubious Battle (1936)
Of Mice and Men (1937)
The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
The Moon Is Down (1942)
Cannery Row (1945)
The Wayward Bus (1947)
The Pearl (1947)
Burning Bright (1950)
East of Eden (1952)
Sweet Thursday (1954)
The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication (1957)
The Winter of Our Discontent (1961)
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (1976)

Short story
collections

The Pastures of Heaven (1932)
The Long Valley (1938)

Screenplays

Adaptations

Of Mice and Men	Of Mice and Men (1937 play) Of Mice and Men (1939 film) Of Mice and Men (1969 opera) Of Mice and Men (1992 film) Best Laid Plans (2012 film)

The Grapes of Wrath	The Grapes of Wrath (1940 film) The Grapes of Wrath (1988 play) The Grapes of Wrath (2007 opera)

The Red Pony	The Red Pony (1949 film) The Red Pony (1949 film score) The Red Pony (1973 film)

Other	Tortilla Flat (1942 film) The Moon Is Down (1943 film) La perla (The Pearl) (1947 film) East of Eden (1955 film) The Wayward Bus (1957 film) Cannery Row (1982 film) The Winter of Our Discontent (1983 film)

Non-fiction

Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research (1941)
Bombs Away: The Story of a Bomber Team (1942)
A Russian Journal (1948)
The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951)
Once There Was a War (1958)
Travels with Charley (1962)
America and Americans (1966)
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters (1969)

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