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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.
Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) United States 1973 [49] Gil Puyat: 1 September 1907 in Manila, Philippines 23 March 1980 in Makati, Philippines Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) United States 1973 [49] Jose Roy: 19 July 1904 in Moncada, Tarlac, Philippines 14 March 1986 in Manila, Philippines Marcelo Nubla (1898–1984?) Philippines 1973 [49] Ferdinand ...
The Columbia University political scientist Andrew J. Nathan praised Hilary Spurling's book Pearl Buck in China: Journey to The Good Earth, saying that it should move readers to rediscover Buck's work as a source of insight into both revolutionary China and the United States' interactions with it. Spurling observes that Buck was the daughter of ...
Pearl Buck's first novel, East Wind: West Wind, was published in 1930, which narrates about a Chinese woman, Kwei-lan, and the changes that she and her family undergo.It was followed then by trilogy that brought her major literary breakthrough: The Good Earth (1931), Sons (1932), and A House Divided (1935), which is a saga about the Wang family.
Imperial Woman is a novel by Pearl S. Buck first published in 1956.. Imperial Woman is a fictionalized biography of Empress Dowager Cixi (Tzu Hsi in Wade–Giles), who was a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing dynasty until her death in 1908 (before which the novel ends).
The Living Reed is a historical novel by Pearl S. Buck. [1] It describes life in Korea from the latter part of the nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War through the viewpoints and lives of several members of four generations of a prominent aristocratic family.
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.
The Pearl Buck house is open to the public for daily tours seven days a week. Pearl S. Buck International currently offers two house tours to visitors: Pearl S. Buck: Taking Action, [6] [7] which focuses on Ms. Buck's activism and human rights advocacy, and the more traditional biographical and historic Pearl S. Buck: Life and Legacy Tour.