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Search - The Pearl (Twentieth-Century Classics)
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The Pearl - Twentieth-Century Classics Author: A book of great beauty and simplicity, The Pearl can be appreciated on an aesthetic, ecological, or sociological vein. This is a story about a great pearl, a Mexican community, and great dreams and powers in a novel of largesse and quiet profundity.
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From my understanding, Steinbeck essentially took an old Mexican fable and put it down on paper (no doubt tweaking it and adding his own spin). It's sort of a morality tale -- one that most people will find familiar: greed, jealousy, and regret.
A very quick read -- it's a good story (and sad).
A very quick read -- it's a good story (and sad).
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