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The Pearl (novel)

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The Pearl

First edition (US)
Author	John Steinbeck
Illustrator	José Clemente Orozco
Cover artist	Cover Design: Micheal Ian Kaye, Artist: Ross Mcdonald
Country	United States, Mexico
Language	English, Spanish
Publisher	The Viking Press (US) William Heinemann (UK) Fondo de Cultura Económica (Mexico and rest of Latin America)
Publication date	1947
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN	0-14-017737-X
OCLC	27697348

First edition title page

The Pearl is a novella by American author John Steinbeck, first published in 1947. It is the story of 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.^[1] In 1947, it was adapted into a Mexican film named La perla and in 1987 into a cult Kannada movie Ondu Muttina Kathe. The story is one of Steinbeck's most popular books and has been widely used in high school classes.^[2] The Pearl is sometimes considered a parable.

Contents

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• 1 Summary
• 2 Setting
• 3 Reception and analysis
• 4 References
• 5 Further reading

Summary[edit]

The Pearl, which takes place in La Paz, Mexico, begins with a description of the seemingly idyllic family life of Kino, his wife Juana and their infant son, Coyotito. Kino watches as Coyotito sleeps, but sees a scorpion crawl down the rope that holds the hanging box where Coyotito lies. Kino attempts to catch the scorpion, but Coyotito bumps the rope and the scorpion falls on him. Although Kino kills the scorpion, it still stings Coyotito. Juana and Kino, accompanied by their neighbors, go to see the local doctor, who refuses to treat Coyotito because Kino cannot pay.