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When Kino, a poor Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana and their son Coyotito will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Written with lyrical simplicity, The Pearl sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive and finds them tragically inadequate.

The Pearl

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Paperback / softback by Mr John Steinbeck , Jose-Luis Orozco

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When Kino, a poor Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 07/09/2000
    ISBN13: 9780141185125, 978-0141185125
    ISBN10: 0141185120

    Number of Pages: 128

    Fiction , Classics

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    When Kino, a poor Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana and their son Coyotito will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Written with lyrical simplicity, The Pearl sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive and finds them tragically inadequate.

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