RT Web Page DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 883362885 LA English UL http://rbdigital.oneclickdigital.com T1 The pearl A1 Steinbeck, John., PB Penguin Books PP New York YR 2014 SN 9781101199343 1101199342 9781429590419 1429590416 AB 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 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.