num_pages: 96
description: When Kino, an India pearl-diver, finds the pearl of the world, he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana and their little boy Coyotito will be able to attend school. But, obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed and fear the pearl arouses.
language: English
title: The Pearl
titlecomplete: The Pearl
characters: Coyotito, Kino, Apolonia, Juan Tomas, Juana
genres: Classics, American, Short Stories, Novella, Novels, Read For School, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 229198
places: Loreto, Baja California Sur, The Gulf, Santa Rosalia, Nayarit, La Paz
publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)