The Pearl
The Pearl by John Steinbeck, published by Penguin Books Limited on September 7, 2000, is a concise narrative exploring the complexities of wealth and its consequences. This edition, part of the Bantam Pathfinder series, spans 96 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, who discovers an extraordinary pearl that he believes will transform his life and fulfill his dreams of a better future for his family.
Readers will encounter a parable that delves into themes of ambition, greed, and the darker aspects of human nature. As Kino’s aspirations grow, he becomes increasingly blind to the negative forces unleashed by his newfound wealth, including greed and violence from those around him. Steinbeck’s writing is characterized by haunting and lyrical simplicity, contrasting the values of civilization with those of a more primitive existence, ultimately revealing the inadequacies of both.
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THE PEARL is Steinbeck’s flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds ‘the Pearl of the world’ he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Written with haunting simplicty and lyrical simplicity, THE PEARL sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive and finds them tragically inadequate.
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