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The pearl / John Steinbeck.

By: Series: New longman LiteraturePublication details: Pearson Education Limited 2000. New York :Edition: John Steinbeck School edition (1902-2002)Description: 133 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780582461475
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  • PS3537.T32 S74 2000
Summary: 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.
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Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation Non-fiction PS3537.T32 S74 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 063115
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"Originally published in Woman's home companion as 'The pearl of the world'"--T.p. verso.

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.

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