The Pearl

Author: John Steinbeck Series: The Originals

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A stunning new series look for one of the greatest writers of the 20th century

John Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring.

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A stunning new series look for one of the greatest writers of the 20th century

John Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring.

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A stunning new series look for one of the greatest writers of the 20th century'In the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost again. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito. And because the story has been told so often, it has taken root in every man's mind.'The Pearl is Steinbeck's heartbreaking short parable about wealth and the darkness and evil it can instill in even the most generous of men's hearts.

Critic Reviews

“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
Time and Tide
Steinbeck is to be judged by the highest standards New York Herald Tribune

About the Author

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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'In the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost again. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito. And because the story has been told so often, it has taken root in every man's mind.' The Pearl is Steinbeck's heartbreaking short parable about wealth and the darkness and evil it can instill in even the most generous of men's hearts.