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The Pearl Paperback - 2002
by John Steinbeck
For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dreams blind him to the greed that the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors. Baring the fallacy of the American dream--that wealth erases all problems--Steinbeck's classic illustrates our fall from innocence.
Summary
One of Steinbeck’s most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican diver Kino, whose discovery of a magnificent pearl from the Gulf beds means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife Juana cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. This classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck examines the fallacy of the American dream, and illustrates the fall from innocence experienced by people who believe that wealth erases all problems.
The Great Books Foundation Discussion Guide for The Pearl is available at www.greatbooks.org.
Details
- Title The Pearl
- Author John Steinbeck
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: John
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York, Toronto
- Date 2002-01-08
- ISBN 9780142000694 / 0142000698
- Weight 0.29 lbs (0.13 kg)
- Dimensions 8.45 x 5.67 x 0.31 in (21.46 x 14.40 x 0.79 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 520
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mexican
- Library of Congress subjects Mexico, Parables
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001056113
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
“[The Pearl] has the distinction and sincerity that are evident in everything he writes.”The New Yorker
“Form is the most important thing about him. It is at its best in this work.” Commonweal
“[Steinbeck has] long trained his prose style for such a task as this: that supple unstrained, muscular power, responsive to the slightest pull of the reins.” Chicago Sunday Times
“Form is the most important thing about him. It is at its best in this work.” Commonweal
“[Steinbeck has] long trained his prose style for such a task as this: that supple unstrained, muscular power, responsive to the slightest pull of the reins.” Chicago Sunday Times
Citations
- Library Journal, 02/15/2002, Page 184
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