JOHN STEINBECK - The Pearl

London England, Pan, 1980. 16th Printing, Binding: Softcover, Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 033002602X Paperback The 'joy of life' referred to in the citation to his Nobel Prize is at one with Steinbeck's deep feeling for nature - the earth, the sea, the mountains, the ocean coast - and his essential belief in the lost innocence of civilized man. And it is these emotions that reflected in this moving and poignant short novel.