The Pearl
$25.16
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2017
Summary
The Pearl: A Parable of Wealth and Loss
In a town where stories echo through generations, one tale persists: the story of the great pearl. It speaks of Kino, the fisherman, his wife Juana, and their baby, Coyotito. Their lives are forever altered by a treasure that promises salvation but delivers only despair.
The Pearl is a heartbreaking parable exploring the corrosive influence of wealth. Steinbeck masterfully portrays how even the purest of hearts can be tainted by greed,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241980361 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241980364 |
| Series: | The Originals |
| Author: | John Steinbeck |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 61g |
| Dimensions: | 181mm x 112mm x 7mm |
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There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic
Steinbeck at the top of his form * New York Times *[The Pearl] has the distinction and sincerity that are evident in everything he writes * New Yorker *There is no more impressive writer on either side of the Atlantic * Time and Tide *Steinbeck is to be judged by the highest standards * New York Herald Tribune *
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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