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"Pearl industry" as a book category covers works—both fiction and nonfiction—that center on the harvesting, trade, craftsmanship and cultural meaning of pearls. It embraces historical and contemporary settings: tales of pearl divers and coastal communities, accounts of colonial and global trade networks, investigations into the rise of cultured pearl farming and modern aquaculture, and profiles of jewelers, merchants and laborers whose lives are shaped by the business. Common themes include maritime adventure, economic and environmental impact, social inequality, craftsmanship and beauty as metaphor; genres range from historical fiction, literary novels and mysteries to investigative journalism, business history and memoir. Whether exotic and romantic or gritty and political, "Pearl industry" books explore how a small object can drive human desire, technology, exploitation and cultural identity.

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