John steinbeck biography wikipedia

1947 novella by John Steinbeck

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.

Steinbeck's inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz, Baja California Sur, which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940.^[1]

The book was adapted as a Mexican film named La Perla (1947) and as a cult Kannada movie Ondu Muttina Kathe (1987).

The story is one of Steinbeck's most popular books and has been widely used in middle and high school classes.^[2]The Pearl is sometimes considered a parable.^{[clarification needed]}

Plot

Kino, a poor pearl fisherman, lives with his wife Juana and their infant son Coyotito in La Paz, Baja California Sur.

Kino sees a scorpion crawl down one of the ropes holding up the hanging box