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The Pearl

by John Steinbeck
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Pearl's discovery breeds hope and devastating greed.

"The Pearl" is a timeless fable that resonates with the human condition, speaking to anyone who's ever dreamed of a better life. Steinbeck's writing is both lyrical and accessible, intimately capturing the struggles of Kino and his family. Their journey from hopeful aspiration to the startling impact of unforeseen consequences is a powerful reminder of the price of dreams and the weight of material desires.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Pearl

by John Steinbeck
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ISBN: 9780140177374
Authors: John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2000-04-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.53
(rated by 237473 readers)

Description

A retelling of an old Mexican folk tale involving the discovery of a great pearl and the ensuing misfortune of the fisherman who found it.Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, his many works published as black-spine Penguin Classics for the first time and will feature eye-catching, newly commissioned art. Penguin Classics is proud to present these seminal works to a new generation of readers and to the many who revisit them again and again.
 

Pearl's discovery breeds hope and devastating greed.

"The Pearl" is a timeless fable that resonates with the human condition, speaking to anyone who's ever dreamed of a better life. Steinbeck's writing is both lyrical and accessible, intimately capturing the struggles of Kino and his family. Their journey from hopeful aspiration to the startling impact of unforeseen consequences is a powerful reminder of the price of dreams and the weight of material desires.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.