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The Pearl [electronic resource] / John Steinbeck.

Steinbeck, John, (author.). Elizondo, Hector, (reader.). hoopla digital. (Added Author). Read by Hector Elizondo. (Cast).

Summary:

First published in 1947, John Steinbeck's parable is a literary jewel.Kino is a Mexican pearl-fisher in the Gulf of California. When he and his wife, Juana, have a baby, their joy is complete . . . until the infant is bitten by a scorpion. Kino finds a great pearl worth a fortune, far more than enough to pay the doctor needed to save the baby's life, but it brings only tragedy and evil to his family. A masterpiece of American literature.

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  • ISBN: 9781101530986
  • ISBN: 1101530987
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (180 min.)) : digital.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [United States] : HighBridge Company, 1994.
  • Distributor: Made available through hoopla

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Restrictions on Access Note:
Flex title available through hoopla.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by Hector Elizondo.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Fiction.