The Pearl

The Pearl

1945 • 90 pages

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Average rating3.4

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“Luck, you see, brings bitter friends.”

John Steinbeck's The Pearl, first published in 1947, follows a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man’s purpose as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil.


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Another fantastic tale from John Steinbeck. His descriptions of the environment that Kino and Juana live in are incredible - and haunting too.

June 14, 2009



This re telling was sad but inspiring.

December 7, 2012

A sudden windfall
just what the doctor ordered
well, he's not sick now.

January 17, 2017

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