The Pearl

Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.. “There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence

Happy birthday, big guy! Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal February 27 marks the great Steinbeck's 100th birthday, and the publishing world is celebrating appropriately. . The Library of America volume collects the author's little-known 1942 novel The Moon Is Down along with popular standards Cannery Row (1945), The Pearl (1947), and East of Eden (1952). If you prefer individual copies, Penguin is also releasing top-quality paperback Centennial Editions of several of Steinbeck's titles, which in addition to those li

Today, more than thirty years after his death, he remains one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures.. Johnson. Three powerful novels of the late 1930s focused on the California laboring class: In Dubious Battle (1936), Of Mice and Men (1937), and the book considered by many his fi

Paul said almost as much fun to page through as it read. Steinbeck is the quintessential American author, and while he is often lamented for his wordy descriptions of everyday life, it is his words and his attention to the details of the seemingly mundane that truly make his works come alive. The book arrived on time from the seller, and the soft edging of the centennial edition penguin books is exquisite, almost as much fun to page through as it read. For those who were forced to read Steinbeck in school, pick up the Pearl and fall in love with the writing of a true American great.. Remembering Steinbeck I was prompted to go back to Steinbeck by the recently released Monterey Bay by Lindsay Hatton. I realized I'd only read The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden. So I purchased The Pearl, which was not in the Salinas area of California. I believe it was on the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. It was beautifully written novella about a poor family's struggle as well as contentment. Also, picked up copies of Cannery Row (5 stars) and Tortilla Flat,. You'll Need to Read Steinbeck These books were a surprise gift for my grandchildren. The kids love them. My grand son is a little young for the "classics" but he'll appreciate them when he get a little order. My granddaughter can read them not. I like to send them a few fun books and then trick them into reading the classics. Great deal and prices.