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The Good Earth is a historical fiction novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1931 that dramatizes family life in an early 20th-century Chinese village in Anhwei. It is the first book in her House of Earth trilogy, continued in Sons (1932) and A House Divided (1935).
The Good Earth is a 1937 American drama film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings , Tess Slesinger , and Claudine West from the 1932 play by Owen Davis and Donald Davis , which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize -winning author Pearl S. Buck .
The Kingdoms were Wei, Shu, and Wu. In 263 A.D., the Wei Kingdoms captured the Shu Kingdoms. After the Shu Kingdom was defeated, the Ssu-ma family rose to power. A member of the family, Ssu-ma Yen, began the Chin dynasty in 265 A.D., marking the end of the Three Kingdoms. The Good Earth mentions the Three Kingdoms in Chapter 18 on page 183.
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 Good Earth is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Pearl S. Buck. The Good Earth may also refer to: The Good Earth, the 1937 adaptation of the novel, starring Paul Muni and Luise Rainer; The Good Earth (Manfred Mann's Earth Band album), 1974; The Good Earth (The Feelies album), 1986; Good Earth Tea, a tea company based in Santa Cruz, California
The series is centered on an afterlife in which humans are sent to "the Good Place" or "the Bad Place" after death. All humans are assigned a numerical score based on the morality of their conduct in life, and only those with the very highest scores are sent to the Good Place, where they enjoy eternal happiness with their every wish granted, guided by an artificial intelligence named Janet ...
Earth Abides is a 1949 American post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by George R. Stewart. The novel tells the story of the fall of civilization from deadly disease and the emergence of a new culture with simpler tools.
The Pillars of the Earth is a historical novel by British author Ken Follett published in 1989 about the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, England. Set in the 12th century, the novel covers the time between the sinking of the White Ship and the murder of Thomas Becket , but focuses primarily on the Anarchy .