The Pearl is a novella by the American author John Steinbeck. The story, first published in 1947, follows a pearl diver, Kino, and explores man’s purpose as well as greed, defiance of societal norms, and evil.

What country is The Pearl set in?

His novella The Pearl is set in Mexico, as are two films for which he wrote screenplays—The Forgotten Village (1941) and Viva Zapata!

What is the setting of The Pearl Chapter 1?

Just before sunrise sometime around 1900, a Mexican-Indian pearl diver named Kino awakens to the sound of crowing roosters. He lives near the village of La Paz, on the Pacific coast of the Baja Peninsula.