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The Pearl

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780142000694 Author(s): John Steinbeck Format: Paperback Year: 2002 Edition: 1902nd Publisher: Penguin Books Dimensions: 144 x 215 x 8 (w x l x h) Pages: 87 Pages: 12-18

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Description: Make this your next book club selection and everyone saves. Get 15% off when you order 5 or more of this title for your book club. Simply enter the coupon code STEINBECKPEARL at checkout. This offer does not apply to eBook purchases. This offer applies to only one downloadable audio per purchase. In this short book illuminated by a deep understanding and love of humanity, John Steinbeck retells an old Mexican folk tale: the story of the great pearl, how it was found, and how it was lost. For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to the tragedy.

For Steinbeck, Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems. Originally published in 1947, The Pearl shows why Steinbeck's style has made him one of the most beloved American writers: it is a simple story of simple people, recounted with the warmth and sincerity and unrivaled craftsmanship Steinbeck brings to his writing. It is tragedy in the great tradition, beautifully conveying not despair but hope for mankind.

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