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Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was an American writer and novelist. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932.
The Big Wave is a children's novel by Pearl S. Buck, first published as a short story in the October 1947 issue of the magazine Jack and Jill with illustrations from Ann Eshner Jaffe. [1] Buck expanded the story and published it in book form in 1948 through John Day Company, with illustrations from Utagawa Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai. [2]
Sons is a historical fiction novel by American author Pearl S. Buck first published by John Day Company in 1932. It is the second book in The House of Earth trilogy, preceded by The Good Earth and followed by A House Divided. The story tackles the issue of Wang Lung's sons and how they handle their father's estate after his death.
A House Divided is a historical fiction novel by American author Pearl S. Buck first published by John Day Company in 1935. The story centers on the third generation of Wang Lung's family, focusing particularly on his grandson Wang Yuan. It is the third and final book in The House of Earth trilogy, preceded by Sons.
East Wind: West Wind is a novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1930, [1] her first. It focuses on a Chinese woman, Kwei-lan, and the changes that she and her family undergo. It focuses on a Chinese woman, Kwei-lan, and the changes that she and her family undergo.
Films based on works by Pearl S. Buck (6 P) Pages in category "Works by Pearl S. Buck" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Pages in category "Novels by Pearl S. Buck" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. The Big Wave; C.
Pearl Sydenstricker was born to Caroline Stulting and Absalom Sydenstricker in Hillsboro, West Virginia, on June 26, 1892. Her career began in China where she married an agricultural economist missionary named John Loosing Buck in 1917. They moved to a small town on the Huai River called Suzhou, Anhui Province.