How do you adapt East of Eden for screen?

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<p>How do you begin breaking down a 600-page American epic to bring it to the screen? How did Florence Pugh capture the essence of the central character Cathy? How did <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/12246/john-steinbeck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Steinbeck’s</a> secret writing journals help the screenwriters? And what should you read next if you loved reading - or watching - <em><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57249/east-of-eden-by-steinbeck-john/9780241814857" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">East of Eden</a></em>?</p><br><p>We kick off our next series of <em>Ask Penguin</em> with a special episode dedicated to Netflix’s lavish new period drama, <em><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57249/east-of-eden-by-steinbeck-john/9780241814857" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">East of Eden</a></em>, adapted from <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/12246/john-steinbeck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Steinbeck’s</a> epic American family saga. Rhianna Dhillon is joined by co-showrunner, writer and executive producer Zoe Kazan, and co-showrunner and executive producer Jeb Stuart, to discuss their vision for bringing the book to life on screen.</p><br><p><em><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57249/east-of-eden-by-steinbeck-john/9780241814857" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">East of Eden</a></em> is now available on Netflix</p><br><p>Audiobook is extracted from: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/57249/east-of-eden-by-steinbeck-john/9780241537688" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here</a></p><br><p>Discover all the books mentioned in this episode <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/how-can-i-help-someone-fall-in-love-with-reading-with-nadia-shireen-and-jonathan-douglas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p><strong>About the guests</strong></p><br><p><strong>Zoe Kazan</strong> is an American actress and writer. She has acted in films such as <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Savages_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Savages</a></em>, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Road_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Revolutionary Road</a></em>, and <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Complicated_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It&#39;s Complicated</a>.</em></p><p>She also starred in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HBO</a> miniseries <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Kitteridge_(miniseries)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Olive Kitteridge</a></em>, for which she was nominated for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Limited_or_Anthology_Series_or_Movie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Jeb Stuart</strong> is an American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">screenwriter</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">film director</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_producer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">producer</a>, known for writing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blockbuster</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">action films</a> such as <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Die Hard</a></em> (1988) and <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fugitive_(1993_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fugitive</a></em> (1993), and creating the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix</a> television series <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings:_Valhalla" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vikings: Valhalla</a>. </em></p><br><p>For more information about the National Year of Reading, click here <a href="https://goallin.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://goallin.org.uk</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>