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Pearl

John’s Steinbeck’s 1947 novella The Pearl tells the story of Kino, a Mexican diver who finds an unusually large pearl. The discovery changes his life in unexpected ways.

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

  • PS3537.T3234

Circulating Books – A Selected List

  • Benson, Jackson J. (ed.). The Short Novels of John Steinbeck. 1990.

                           Call Number: PS3537.T3234 Z8666 1990

  • Burkhead, Cynthia. Student Companion to John Steinbeck. 2002.

                            Call Number: PS3537.T3234 Z6195 2002

  • Karson, Jill. (ed.). Readings on The Pearl. 1999.

                             Call Number: PS3537.T3234 P496 1999

  • Levant, Howard. The Novels of John Steinbeck: a Critical Study. 1974.

                            Call Number: PS3537.T3234 Z717

  • Steinbeck, John. The Pearl. 1945.

                           Call Number: PS3537.T3234 P42 1992

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

  • Steinbeck, John

Reference Materials

  • Contemporary Literary Criticism – Call Number: REF PN771 .C59

o   Vol. 1, pg. 325

o   Vol. 5, pg. 407

o   Vol. 13, pg. 533-4

o   Vol. 21, pg. 368, 370-1, 382

o   Vol. 45, pg. 374, 383

o   Vol. 75, pg. 343

  • Critical Survey of Long Fiction. – Call Number: REF PN3321 .C75 2000

o   Vol. 6, pg. 3054-56

  • Masterplots II: Short Story Series Revised Edition) – Call Number: REF PN3326 .M27 2004

o   Vol. 6, pg 3142-45

  • Magill’s Survey of American Literature – Call Number: REF PS21 .M34 2007

o   Vol. 6, pg. 2421-22

  • A New Study Guide to Steinbeck’s Major Works – Call Number: REF PS3537.T3234 Z776 1993
  • Novels for Students – Call Number: REF PN44 .N937

o   Vol. 5, pg. 305-23

  • Short Stories for Students – Call Number: REF PN3330 .S386

o   Vol. 22, 198-215

Research Databases

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  • JSTOR
  • Literature Resources from Gale
  • OmniFile Full Text Mega

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Valencia College East Campus Library

Last Revised on September 10, 2009

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