The Pearl by John Steinbeck

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The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. The story, first published in 1947, follows a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man's purpose as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil. Steinbeck's inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- 13-18 years
    • Format- Paperback
    • Dimensions- 4.22" W x 6.9" H x 0.32" D
    • Genre- Fiction
    • Publisher- Penguin Publishing Group, Publication date- 02-01-1993
    • Page count- 96
    • ISBN- 9780140177374

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2 months ago
from Cental NJ Area

The Pearl: Godsend or Devil

Believe it or not; but, I have never read (listened to) a book by John Steinbeck. He was not one the required literature books for my English/Lit classes in high school or college. On a whim I downloaded this short story of his. This story may be short (approx. 96 pages); but, it packs a punch. There is a lot about the "human condition" that plays out in this tale. In a few ways it gives a nod to The Lord of the Ring and how in that story the powerful ring could corrupt it's owner/wearer. In Steinbeck's story it is the Protagonists lucky day (or is it) when he finds beautiful, huge pearl and hopes to finally have enough money to help his infant child and his entire family. A great story about how wealth can definitely change the lives of those who have struggled to get out of poverty, for the better, or does greed of those around them make their lives more hellish now, than it ever was before?

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7 months ago

Change the end

Read it and i liked it, but i did not like that coyotito died 👎

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4 years ago

meh

I had to read the book and I hated it. Others may like it but I found it boring.

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