This sudden wealth does not result in happiness. It is based upon a Mexican folk tale and tells the story of a poor family who become, potentially, wealthy by the discovery of a pearl of rare size and beauty. The novel is short, deceptively simple, and deservedly famous.

The film was released to coincide with the publication of the book.

John Steinbeck's short novel 'The Pearl' (1947) is unusual in that the book appeared after Steinbeck wrote a screenplay for a film of the same name. O'Brien, The Wave - Morton Rhue, The Red Pony - John Steinbeck, The Pearl - John Steinbeck, Stone Cold - Robert Swindells. Hinton, I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith, Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers, After the First Death - Robert Cormier, Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty, The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig, Buddy - Nigel Hinton, Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard, The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard, No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo, Z for Zachariah - Richard C. The collection includes: The Outsiders - S.E. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in his neighbours - and himself. But when he finds 'The Pearl of the World' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. Kino is a desperately poor Mexican pearl diver. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. The Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath.

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