The Pearl
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Paperback
Published: 30th January 2017
Hardback
Published: 24th September 2014
Paperback
Published: 28th May 2014
Paperback
Published: 15th July 2017
Paperback
Published: 5th October 2017
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Published: 29th August 2011
Publishing Details
The Pearl
By (Author) John Steinbeck
Illustrated by Jose-Luis Orozco
Introduction by Linda Wagner-Martin
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
5th October 2017
7th September 2000
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
813.52
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 9mm
102g
Description
A stunning new series look for one of the greatest writers of the 20th century in Penguin Modern Classics THE PEARL is Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Written with haunting simplicty and lyrical simplicity, THE PEARL sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive and finds them tragically inadequate.
Author Bio
Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be available in Penguin Modern Classics.
