John Steinbeck
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| Original Title: | The Pearl |
| ISBN: | 0142000698 (ISBN13: 9780142000694) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Kino, Juana, Coyotito, Juan Tomas, Apolonia |
| Setting: | Nayarit(Mexico) The Gulf(Mexico) La Paz(Mexico) …more Santa Rosalia(Mexico) Loreto, Baja California Sur(Mexico) …less |
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Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull’s egg, as “perfect as the moon.” With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security…A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man’s nature, greed, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.
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| Title | : | The Pearl |
| Author | : | John Steinbeck |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Centennial Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 96 pages |
| Published | : | January 8th 2002 by Penguin Books (first published 1947) |
| Categories | : | Economics. Finance. Business. Nonfiction. Currency. Money |
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Ratings: 3.46 From 179720 Users | 8020 ReviewsEvaluate Of Books The Pearl
Steinbeck's tragic novella is about a poor pearl diver, Kino, and what happens to him and his family after he finds "the pearl of the world". This great pearl should bring incredible wealth to it's owner, but the ways of the world are not set to benefit Kino which he quickly learns. This book is likable and easy to read, even for people who are not generally fond of Steinbeck's writing, I would think.A layered story and I really like the writing, but found it a little predictable and it didn't feel that impactful to me.
She was as remote and as removed as Heaven.The Pearl is a beautifully written tale of avarice and the power of ignorance.
There are a few novels I consider perfect and The Pearl is one of them. Steinbecks parable is a complex symbolic story told in simple poetic language. The symbolism is built up layer by layer, like an oyster coating a grain of sand, and the result is a flawless tale, smooth and clear, like the Pearl of the World.This is the story of the dawn of consciousness: The story human beings have been telling themselves since human beings started telling stories. The story of us, what we are, and how we
Poor pearl diver in South America finds giant-ass pearl, decides to sell it and use the money to buy medicine for his baby, who just got bitten by a scorpion. The mierda hits the fan, people die, everything generally goes to hell in a handbasket, and it all happens in about the space of time it took you to read this review. Verdict: meh. Read for: 10th grade English
John Steinbeck's chilling novella The Pearl is the short story selection in the group catching up on classics for January 2017. In his retelling of a Mexican folktale, Steinbeck tells the tale of a fisherman named Kino who finds the pearl of the world on one of his dives. Showing how money is the root of all evil, Steinbeck delivers a poignant tale. First published in 1945, The Pearl is the story of Kino, Juana, and their baby Coyotito who one day discover a giant pearl on one of their fishing
So, John Steinbeck and his editor walk into a bar. . . (disclaimer: I'm making this up) and John's editor says, "John, it's so bor-ing being your editor. I mean, you've written the Great American novel, you've won the Pulitzer, you've fought for the poor man, you've made your fiction read like non-fiction and your non-fiction read like fiction."John lights a smoke, takes a slug of beer, grunts. Reports from the war hum from a radio at the bar and his editor finds the courage to continue. "Well.
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