The pearl
Steinbeck, John, 1902-19682012
Book
This is a parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, a Mexican pearl-diver finds 'The Pearl of the World' he believes that his impoverished life will be magically transformed.
Main title:
The pearl / John Steinbeck ; drawings by José Clemente Orozco.
Work:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2012.
Collation:
89 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: U.S.: Viking, 1947; London: William Heinemann, 1948.Originally published: New York: Viking, 1947; London: William Heinemann, 1948.
ISBN:
9780241952467 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.52CLA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
357454