The Pearl
$21.85
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2017
Summary
A brilliant novella that is a fable about the dangers of unexpected wealth by great American novelist, John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath.
Kino is a desperately poor Mexican-pearl diver. But when he finds ‘The Pearl of the World’ he believes that his life will be magically transformed. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in his neighbours - and himself. A haunting and timeless tale of the potential dangers of unexpect…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141368979 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141368977 |
| Author: | John Steinbeck |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 121g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 10mm |
| Series: | The Originals |
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About The Author
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck (1902-68) is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. During the 1930s, his works included The Red Pony, Pastures of Heaven, Tortilla Flat, In Dubious Battle, and Of Mice and Men. The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939, earned him a Pulitzer Prize. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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