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- Author
- John Steinbeck
- First published
- 1945
- Editions
- 143
- Subjects
- American fiction (fictional works by one author), Open Library Staff Picks, Avaricia, Buceadores de perlas, Family, Fishers, Men, Fiction
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Key facts
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Illustrator
- José Clemente Orozco
- Cover artist
- Robert Hallock
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- Set in
- La Paz, Baja California Sur , 1940s
- Publisher
- The Viking Press (US), William Heinemann (UK), Fondo de Cultura Económica (Mexico and rest of Latin America)
- Publication place
- United States, Mexico
- Media type
- Print ( Hardback & Paperback )
- Isbn
- 0-14-017737-X
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textsA commentary on the Pearl of Great Price : a jewel among the scriptures
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- John Steinbeck
- Genre
- novella
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Follows
- Cannery Row
- Narrative location
- Baja California
- Image
- The Pearl (1947 1st ed dust jacket).jpg
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- title
- The Pearl
- publication date
- 1947-00-00
- illustrator
- José Clemente Orozco
- language of work or name
- English language
- form of creative work
- novella
- Commons category
- The Pearl (Steinbeck)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Pearl is a piece of literature by the American author John Steinbeck. It was first published as a short story in 1945, and later published as an expanded novella two years later. The story follows a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man's purpose as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil. Steinbeck's inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz, Baja California Sur, 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 middle and high school classes. The Pearl is sometimes considered a parable.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Pearl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.