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The Pearl
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A brilliant novella that is a fable about the dangers of unexpected wealth by great American novelist, John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath.
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 neighboursβand himself.
A haunting and timeless tale of the potential dangers of unexpected wealth, by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780141368979
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 August 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 121g
Pages: 160
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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