01262cam a2200289 i 4500 603061244 TxAuBib 20220822120000.0 930309s1992||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780140177374 pbk. $3.95 014017737X pbk. $3.95 TxAuBib rda Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. The pearl [PB] / John Steinbeck. New York : Penguin Books, 1992. 90 p. ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published in the U.S. as: Pearl of the world. For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems. 20220822. cat 20090625 cjk. Men Fiction. Families Fiction. Mexico Fiction.