Fleming and John's song "The Pearl" is based on this story.
The American composer Andrew Boysen's Concerto for Trombone and Wind Symphony (2004) was inspired by The Pearl.[14]
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The Question and Answer section for The Pearl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
-other pearl divers
-fishermen
-rest of the people in village
Kino allows the pearl to consume his life at the expense of everything else he holds dear. Do I agree with him? Money is nothing when compared with the people who love you...... absolutely not.
The setting is a Mexican coastal village called La Paz, probably on the Baja Peninsula. The time is not mentioned although many feel it looks like the late 18th ot early 19th century.
