by John Steinbeck · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140188639
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«The Pearl» is John Steinbeck's novella, published by Penguin in paperback (128 pages, in English).
Kino, a pearl diver, lives with his wife Juana and their son Coyotito. The discovery of an extraordinary pearl opens their hope for a better life, but awakens the greed of those around them. Inspired by a Mexican folk tale, the novella reflects oppression, the human condition, and the destructive power of the desire for wealth.
The work was originally published in 1947; this 1995 edition is a reissue by Penguin within the Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics collection.
For those who enjoy classic American fiction and short stories with social background; it is also a common reading in school settings.
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters". One of the most widely read authors of the 20th century. He was also an independent journalist and war correspondent during World War II and the Vietnam War.
