The Pearl - John Steinbeck Alexander van Kesteren As the months come and

As the months come and go

It's New York in the 1940s

een jonge weduwe

maar niet wélk van de twee wit of zwart is

Staat van het boek: NieuwstaatRug van het boek: GaafBinnenwerk: VlekkeloosBindwijze: HardcoverAantal pagina’s: 104Jaar van uitgave: 2022Uitgeverij: Borgerhoff & LamberigtsTaal: Nederlands

The Pearl - John Steinbeck Alexander van Kesteren As the months come andThe Pearl is Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, an Indian pearl diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Haunting and lyrical, The Pearl sets