The Pearl
by John Steinbeck | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
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Registered by Dove-i-Libri of Cape Coral, Florida USA on 11/16/2019
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"… The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. The story, first published in 1947, follows a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man's nature as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil. Steinbeck's inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940. The book was adapted as a Mexican film named La Perla (1947) and as a cult Kannada movie Ondu Muttina Kathe (1987). The story is one of Steinbeck's most popular books and has been widely used in high school classes. The Pearl is sometimes considered a parable …" from Wikipedia
It was a beautiful novel, full of rich description, birth, love, life, death, and everything in between ...
"… The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. The story, first published in 1947, follows a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man's nature as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil. Steinbeck's inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940. The book was adapted as a Mexican film named La Perla (1947) and as a cult Kannada movie Ondu Muttina Kathe (1987). The story is one of Steinbeck's most popular books and has been widely used in high school classes. The Pearl is sometimes considered a parable …" from Wikipedia
It was a beautiful novel, full of rich description, birth, love, life, death, and everything in between ...
September 7, 2020: Lent this book to a homeschooling family last year from South Fort Myers, and they have returned it! Welcome home!
Journal Entry 3 by Dove-i-Libri at Little Free Library: The Reading Adventure at 3223 SW 15 Place in Cape Coral, Florida USA on Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Released 5 mos ago (11/1/2023 UTC) at Little Free Library: The Reading Adventure at 3223 SW 15 Place in Cape Coral, Florida USA
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