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9780142000694
For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dreams blind him to the greed that the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors. Baring the fallacy of the American dream--that wealth erases all problems--Steinbeck's classic illustrates our fall from innocence.Steinbeck, John is the author of 'Pearl', published 2002 under ISBN 9780142000694 and ISBN 0142000698.
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