The Pearl (Penguin Twentieth-century Classics)

📦 Product Details

• Author: John Steinbeck
• Introduction: Linda Wagner-Martin
• Illustrator: José Clemente Orozco
• Publisher: Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd.
• Publication Date: 1 October 1994
• Edition: Reprint
• Language: English
• Print Length: 128 pages
• ISBN-10: 0140187383 / B099NVWJBM
• ISBN-13: 978-0140187380
• Item Weight: 150 g

📖 About the Book

The Pearl is a powerful novella by John Steinbeck that explores themes of wealth, greed, ambition, poverty, love, and the consequences of sudden fortune.

The story follows Kino, a poor pearl diver who discovers an exceptionally valuable pearl and dreams of using his newfound wealth to improve the life of his family. As the pearl begins to attract the attention of others, Kino's hopes and ambitions become increasingly entangled with greed, exploitation, and danger.

Through a simple but deeply symbolic narrative, Steinbeck examines how the desire for wealth can transform relationships and affect human choices. The novella remains widely read for its social commentary and exploration of human nature.

This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Linda Wagner-Martin and illustrations by José Clemente Orozco.

✍️ About the Author

John Steinbeck (1902–1968) was an acclaimed American novelist and Nobel Prize-winning author. His works frequently explore social inequality, human dignity, hardship, and the lives of working-class communities. Among his best-known books are The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and East of Eden.