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The pearl / John Steinbeck.

Summary:

For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0142000698
  • ISBN: 0670545759
  • ISBN: 9780142000694
  • Physical Description: 87 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Woman's home companion as 'The pearl of the world'"--Title page verso.
Publisher and pagination may vary.
Target Audience Note:
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Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.1 4 7119.
Subject:
Avarice > Fiction.
Pearl divers > Fiction.
Mexico > Fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.
Parables.

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  • 24 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Richlands Branch Library FIC STEINBECK (Text) 36015001332515 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/18/2026