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''[[The Oyster and the Pearl]]'' is a play by William Saroyan ()[].
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''[[The Oyster and the Pearl]]'' is a television play by William Saroyan (1908-1981)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Saroyan].
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
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A parable about a Mexican Indian pearl diver named Kino who finds a valuable pearl and is transformed by the evil it attracts. Kino sees the pearl as his opportunity for a better life. When the townsfolk of La Paz learn of Kino's find, he is immediately set upon by a greedy priest, a doctor, and businessmen.
  
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Broadcast as the first episode of the American TV series ''Omnibus'' on 15 February, 1953, directed by Andrew McCullough, with Alistair Cooke, Edward Binns, Paul Douglas, Hildy Parks and David Winters.
  
Published for use in South African schools in the collection ''[[The Distance Remains and Other Plays]]'', compiled by [[Robin Malan]], [[Oxford University Press]], 1996.
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Widely published as a favourite prescribed work for schools, it was published for use in South African schools in the collection ''[[The Distance Remains and Other Plays]]'', compiled by [[Robin Malan]], [[Oxford University Press]], 1996.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Saroyan
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8058738/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
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[[Robin Malan]]. 1996.''[[The Distance Remains and Other Plays]]'', Cape Town: [[Oxford University Press]].
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 06:14, 29 September 2023

The Oyster and the Pearl is a television play by William Saroyan (1908-1981)[1].

The original text

A parable about a Mexican Indian pearl diver named Kino who finds a valuable pearl and is transformed by the evil it attracts. Kino sees the pearl as his opportunity for a better life. When the townsfolk of La Paz learn of Kino's find, he is immediately set upon by a greedy priest, a doctor, and businessmen.

Broadcast as the first episode of the American TV series Omnibus on 15 February, 1953, directed by Andrew McCullough, with Alistair Cooke, Edward Binns, Paul Douglas, Hildy Parks and David Winters.

Widely published as a favourite prescribed work for schools, it was published for use in South African schools in the collection The Distance Remains and Other Plays, compiled by Robin Malan, Oxford University Press, 1996.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Saroyan

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8058738/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

Robin Malan. 1996.The Distance Remains and Other Plays, Cape Town: Oxford University Press.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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