Stanford did not claim his undivided attention. In 1919, he graduated from Salinas High School as president of his class and entered Stanford University majoring in English. Young Steinbeck came to know the Salinas Valley well, working as a hired hand on nearby ranches in Monterey County. His mother, Olive Hamilton, was a former schoolteacher who developed in him a love of literature. His father, John Steinbeck, served as Monterey County Treasurer for many years. John Ernst Steinbeck, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winner, was born in Salinas, California February 27, 1902. Awards-Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, 1940.Education-Studied marine biology at Stanford University,.Kino finds a great pearl worth a fortune, far more than enough to pay the doctor needed to save the baby's life, but it brings only tragedy and evil to his family.
Until the infant is bitten by a scorpion. When he and his wife, Juana, have a baby, their joy is complete. Kino is a Mexican pearl-fisher in the Gulf of California.
First published in 1947, John Steinbeck's parable is a literary jewel.
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