{"product_id":"9780141394688","title":"The Pearl","description":"Author: Steinbeck, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141394688\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Sep 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteinbeck's lyrical and moving novel, now in an elegant clothbound edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e is Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Written with haunting and lyrical simplicity, \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive and finds them tragically inadequate.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150324412574,"sku":"UBD-9780141394688","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141394688.jpg?v=1786964209","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141394688","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}