The Pearl
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Description
- Author: Steinbeck, John.
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Pages: 90
- Publication Date: 2000-04-06
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Paperback
- MSRP: 12
- ISBN13: 9780140177374
- ISBN: 014017737X
- Other ISBN: 9781101199343
- Other ISBN Binding: print
- Language: en
- Store Location: Classics
- "Book cover image may be different than what appears on the actual book."
The classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security....
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| Best Sellers Rank | #2,479 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #31 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #71 in Classic Literature & Fiction #296 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 7,265 Reviews |
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