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When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours.

The Pearl

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    A Hardback by Mr John Steinbeck

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 7 August 2014
      ISBN-13 9780141394688
      978-0141394688
      ISBN-10 0141394684
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours.

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