Back اللؤلؤة (رواية) Arabic Mard (suterot) AVK Mirvari (roman) Azerbaijani Perlen Danish Die Perle German La perla (novela) Spanish Perla (eleberria) Basque مروارید (رمان) Persian La Perle French De Pearel Frisian
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| Author | John Steinbeck |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | José Clemente Orozco |
| Cover artist | Robert Hallock |
| Language | English, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Set in | La Paz, Baja California Sur, 1940s |
| Publisher | The Viking Press (US) William Heinemann (UK) Fondo de Cultura Económica (Mexico and rest of Latin America) |
Publication date | 1947 |
| Publication place | United States, Mexico |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-14-017737-X |
| OCLC | 27697348 |
The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. The story, first published in 1947, [citation needed] follows a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man’s purpose as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil. Steinbeck's inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940.[1]
The book was adapted as a Mexican film named La Perla (1947) and as a cult Kannada movie Ondu Muttina Kathe (1987). The story is one of Steinbeck's most popular books and has been widely used in middle and high school classes.[2] The Pearl is sometimes considered a parable.
- ^ Beadle, Kristian (July 6, 2010). "The Pearls of La Paz". Pacific Standard.
- ^ Simmonds, Roy S. (Winter–Spring 1989). "Steinbeck's The Pearl: A Preliminary Textual Study". Steinbeck Quarterly. 22 (1–2): 16–34.