The Pearl

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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.

47 editions

Paperback, 87 pages

English language

Published Sept. 5, 2002 by Penguin.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-200069-4
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Subjects

Pearl divers -- Fiction
Avarice -- Fiction
Mexico -- Fiction

Reviews

aperalesf reviewed La perla by John Steinbeck (duplicate) (Grandes de la literatura)

Realismo moderno

4.0 stars

Me ha encantado la novelita. La construcción del mundo, los personajes, sus motivaciones... Es la primera obra que leo de este autor (que también escribió 'De ratones y hombres' y 'Las uvas de la ira') y tengo claro que repetiré en un futuro. Se lee en un par de horas.