Steinbeck, John <br/><br/>
The Pearl 
by John Steinbeck 
 - New York   Bantam Books  1988 
 - 118 p. 
<br/><br/> A fisherman finds a pearl beyond price with which he hopes to buy peace and happiness for himself, his wife and their little son. Instead he finds that peace and happiness are not be purchased. Peace and happiness are, themselves, pearls beyond price. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780553278217 0553278215 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Avarice.