The Pearl Intermediate

Novella by John Steinbeck

Blurb

One of Steinbeck’s most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican diver Kino, whose discovery of a magnificent pearl from the Gulf beds means the promise of a 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 Juana cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. This classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner John Steinbeck examines the fallacy of the American dream, and illustrates the fall from innocence experienced by people who believe that wealth erases all problems.

First Published

1947

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jonathan.anderson

Jonathan.anderson

A powerful and tragic tale about the dangers of greed. Full of aphorisms and intensity. A great short story.

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