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For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dreams blind him to the greed that the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors. Baring the fallacy of the American dream--that wealth erases all problems--Steinbeck's classic illustrates mankind's fall from innocence.
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La perla, John Steinbeck
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- Released
- 1997
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- Title
- La perla
- Language
- Spanish
- Authors
- John Steinbeck
- Publisher
- Edhasa
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 132
- ISBN10
- 8435016021
- ISBN13
- 9788435016025
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Family, Classics, Short Stories, American Literature, School, Death, Life, Adapted for Film, Novellas, Journey, Escape, Happiness, Money, Struggle for Power, Poverty, Frauds, Guilt, Mountains and Ranges, Danger, Doctors, Thefts and Robberies, Wealth, Mexico, Brutality, Attacks, Arson, Antihero
- First published
- 1947
- Original title
- The Pearl
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dreams blind him to the greed that the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors. Baring the fallacy of the American dream--that wealth erases all problems--Steinbeck's classic illustrates mankind's fall from innocence.