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ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A poignant tale about the life and labors of a Chinese farmer during the sweeping reign of the country¹s last emperor. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: • A concise introduction that gives readers important background... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Wang Lung: main character-farmer
- O-Lan: Wang Lung's first wife, a former slave in the House of Hwang
- old man: Wang Lung's unnamed father
- Nung En: Wang Lung's firstborn son
- Nung Wen: Wang Lung's secondborn son
- the poor fool: Wang Lung's third child, an unnamed daughter who has a mental disability
- the third son: Wang Lung's third and youngest son
- the second daughter: Wang Lung's second daughter, twin to his third son
- Uncle: Wang Lung's lazy, idle uncle
- Uncle's wife: Wang Lung's uncle's wife who is unnamed
- Cousin: Wang Lung's uncle's son, laxy and idle like his father
- Lotus: Wang Lung's second wife
- Cuckoo: A clever slave in the House of Hwang
Memorable Quotes
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“When the rich are too rich there are ways, and when the poor are too poor there are ways”
First Sentence
IT WAS Wang Lung's marriage day.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Pearl S. Buck (Author)
Awards
- Pulitzer Prize (1932: Novel)
Classification
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.52
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