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The Pearl by John Steinbeck, which tells the tale of a Native American man, Kino, and his family. When Kino discovers a giant pearl, he quickly becomes the envy of all the white townspeople. They are determined to steal the pearl from him and will stop at nothing to get what they want. Steinbeck is known for his truthful and hard-hitting novels about fate and justice, and his writing earned him both a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and a Nobel Prize in Literature.
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John Steinbeck
American writer
Born in Salinas, California in 1902Died in New York in 1968Notable works:Of Mice and Men (1937), novelThe Grapes of Wrath (1939), novelEast of Eden (1952), novelJohn Steinbeck (1902-1968) is an American writer whose works (including Of Mice and Men, 1937; The Grapes of Wrath, 1939; East of Eden, 1952) are drawn together by their setting in the author’s home-state of California and their themes of hardship among rural populations. Steinbeck worked as a reporter for the International Herald Tribune during the Second World War, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962. Many film adaptations of his work exist which have also contributed to his fame and popularity.
The Pearl
A poisoned chalice
Genre: novelReference edition: Steinbeck, J. (no date) The Pearl. [online]. PTbeach. [Accessed 18 July 2016]. Available from: <http://www.ptbeach.com/cms/lib02/NJ01000839/Centricity/Domain/211/The-Pearl-John-Steinbeck.pdf>First edition: 1947Themes: evil, temptation, racism, greedThe Pearl was first published in 1947 and tells the story of a poor Mexican fisherman named Kino who discovers an enormous valuable pearl which he hopes will bring him and his family prosperity and education. This parable-like novel explores the adventures and tragedies of Kino and his family in the wake of his discovery of the pearl. The Pearl exposes social injustices and the hardship suffered by indigenous people in colonised territories, a theme which recurs throughout Steinbeck’s oeuvre.
Before publishing this work, Steinbeck had already touched upon the idea of discovering an enormous pearl in his Sea of Cortez texts, which he wrote during a scientific expedition in the Gulf of California in 1940.
Summary
A poor Native American fishing family sees its life irreversibly altered when a colossal and valuable pearl falls into its possession.
