The pearl
Steinbeck, John, 1902-19682011
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This is a parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino - a Mexican pearl-diver - finds 'The Pearl of the World', he believes that his impoverished life will be magically transformed. But Kino becomes obsessed by his dreams and he becomes blind to his own greed.
Main title:
The pearl / John Steinbeck.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Puffin, 2011.
Collation:
118 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: U.S.: Viking, 1947; London: Heinemann, 1948.
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9780141332918 (pbk)0141332913 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.5'2
Local class:
F
Language:
English
BRN:
730535