The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck.
Steinbeck\'s inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940..
The story, first published in 1947, follows a Pearl diver, Kino, and explores man\'s purpose as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil.
The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck