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The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. The story, first published in 1947, [ citation needed ] follows a pearl diver , Kino, and explores man’s purpose as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil.
Juana tells Kino that the pearl will destroy them, but Kino insists that the pearl is their one chance and that tomorrow they will sell it. Kino's neighbors wonder what they would do if they had found the pearl, and suggest giving it as a present to the Pope, buying Masses for the souls of his family, and distributing it among the poor of La Paz.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Novellas are works of prose fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. Several novellas have been recognized as among the best examples of the literary form. Publishers and literary award societies typically consider a ...
Passing Strange (novella) A Passionate Pilgrim; The Pearl (novella) Phallos (novella) Pink (Van Sant novel) Plastic Jesus (novella) Plum Spooky; A Prayer for the Crown-Shy; The Primal Solution; The Princess Aline; The Princess and the Queen; The Princess Diaries, Volume IV and 1/2: Project Princess; A Psalm for the Wild-Built
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Pearl (Middle English: Perle) is a late 14th-century Middle English poem that is considered one of the most important surviving Middle English works. With elements of medieval allegory and from the dream vision genre, the poem is written in a North-West Midlands variety of Middle English and is highly—though not consistently—alliterative; there is, among other stylistic features, a complex ...
Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was an American writer and novelist. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932.
Chen shows Xingge the pearl shirt, and Xingge knows. Xingge then returns home, and sends his wife away with an The story then changes perspective, to follow Chen Dalang's wife, Pingshi. The story continues as Pingshi and Chen argue over the pearl shirt, which Pingshi then hides, to spite him. Chen decides to go on a trip, but comes up ill.