01237cam a2200289 4500 605759332 TxAuBib 20111017120000.0 250210t19631947||||||||||||||||||||und|u (OCoLC)5301134 TxAuBib Steinbeck, John. The Pearl / by John Steinbeck. New York : Bantam Books, 1963. ©1947. 118 p ; 18 cm. Bantam pathfinder edition, A "First published in Woman's Home Companion December 1945 under the title The pearl of the world.". This long story (or short novel) follows five momentous days in the life of an Indian pearl diver living in La Paz, a small port on the Gulf of California. Though told by an omniscient author, the work most often limits itself to Kino’s perspective as he suffers the gratuitous trials of an innocent tragic hero. Also issued online. 20150611. Mexico -- Fiction. Classics. Human relations -- Fiction. Steinbeck, John, New York : Bantam Books, 1963, c1947 Pearl. A Bantam pathfinder edition.