Author: Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
Author: Orozco, José Clemente, 1883-1949.
Publication year: 2012
Format: Paperback
Publisher: London : Penguin,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780241952467 (pbk.) : 0241952468 (pbk.) :
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Viking, 1947; London: William Heinemann, 1948.
This is a parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, a Mexican pearl-diver finds 'The Pearl of the World' he believes that his impoverished life will be magically transformed.