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Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck performed by Gary Sinise on Audio CD (Unabridged)

Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck performed by Gary Sinise on Audio CD (Unabridged)£19.99

Drifters in search of work, George and simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and jealousy - becomes a...

The Pearl written by John Steinbeck performed by Pepe Balderrama on CD (Unabridged)

The Pearl written by John Steinbeck performed by Pepe Balderrama on CD (Unabridged)
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ISBN:  9781405509404
Genre - Main:  Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Modern
Duration:  180 mins
Length:  Unabridged
Author:  John Steinbeck
Narrator 1:  Pepe Balderrama

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A classic novella about the fallacy of the American dream, THE 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. 

Written with haunting and lyrical simplicity, THE PEARL sets the values of the civilized world against those of the primitive and finds them tragically inadequate.

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