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he 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. Wikipedia

Originally published: November 1947

Author: John Steinbeck

Set in: La Paz, Baja California Sur, 1940s

Illustrator: José Clemente Orozco

Genres: Parable, Novella, Fiction

Publishers: Viking Press (US), Heinemann (UK), Fondo de Cultura Económica (Mexico and rest of Latin America)