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The Pearl (Penguin Classics) by Steinbeck, John; Wagner-Martin, Linda; Orozco, Jos? Clemente is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” A Penguin Classic 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. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Linda Wagner-Martin and original illustrations by Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by dist

Who reads The Pearl (Penguin Classics)?

Author

Steinbeck, John; Wagner-Martin, Linda; Orozco, Jos? Clemente

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9781435292307

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.41 / 5 (565 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14