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“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.”
The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. It was first published in 1947 that follows the protagonist, 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.
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...
A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.
About the Author
John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was an American author (born in Salinas, California). He remains one of the most prolific and influential authors of his generation and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 'for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception'. He has been called a 'giant of American letters.'
During his writing career, he wrote few short stories, letters, 33 books including The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, The Pearl, etc, and co-authored a book with Edward Ricketts. He is widely known for comic novels. Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath is considered his masterpiece and part of the American literary canon. It sold 14 million copies since it was published. He died on December 20, 1968, in New York.
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Rating: 4.5/5
Reading Level: 18 Years & up
Author: John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publishing Date: April 6, 2000
Edition Language: English
Genre: Teen & Young Adult Classic Literature, Classic American Literature, Contemporary Literature & Fiction
ISBN-10: 014017737X
ISBN-13: 9788-0140177374
Pages: 90 (Paperback)
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