“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. 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 … 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.
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No such thing as a bad Steinbeck!
This is one of my favorite books by John Steinbeck
Re-read for the first time since junior high and found deeper meaning than I did then. The story makes you stop and think about what’s really important in life, and how over-reaching can put those core values at risk.
beautiful wordsmithing