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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 information  A chronology of the author's life and work  A timeline of significant events that... (more)

Kinfolk (Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck)

Kinfolk (Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck)

by Pearl S. Buck

Ms. Buck tells us that East and West can meet on the ground of affectionate understanding and that human similarities can prevail over the gulf between cultures....She has something to say and she says it with lucid ease....If she has a mission she can also tell a story. She writes consistently and successfully to be read; she writes consistently; and she writes successfully.

Pavilion of Women

by Pearl S. Buck

From the author of The Good Earth comes the story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision to retire from married life and select a concubine for her husband upsets her extended household. "A searching, adult study of women written with high seriousness and sympathy." - The New York Times Book Review

The New Year

by Pearl S. Buck

This is a story of hope and reconciliation. It is about an American father and his Eurasian son living in Korea. It is not without some soul-searching and a great deal of understanding on the part of his American wife that they get together as a family. The father is an aspiring politician in Philadelphia. Put in shock and a moral dilemma by the sudden knowledge of his son, conceived while a soldier ... (more)

The time is noon;: A novel,

by P. S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography

by Peter Conn

Pearl S. Buck was one of the most renowned, interesting, and controversial figures ever to influence American and Chinese cultural and literary history--and yet she remains one of the least studied, honored, or remembered. In this richly illustrated and meticulously crafted narrative, Conn recounts Buck's life in absorbing detail, tracing the parallel course of American and Chinese history. This "cultural... (more)

Letter From Peking

by Pearl S. Buck

(from back cover)The last letter began this way:"My dear Wife:First, before I say what must be said, let me tell you that I love only you."Elizabeth MacLeod received that letter in Vermont. She had been forced to leave her half-Chinese husband when the Communists entered Peking. And she had taken their son and returned to America, returned to the family farm to wait,... (more)

Dragon seed, by Pearl S. BuckPearl S. Buck

Dragon seed, by Pearl S. Buck

by Pearl S. Buck

The Living Reed

by Pearl S. Buck

With The Living Reed , Ms. Buck has created a story of Korea in transition to the modern world through her characters. The sweep of history and the excitement of great events provide only part of the book's power: The story is of a closely knit family dedicated to the salvation of their homeland, the preservation of their culture, and a move into the modern world from the archaic ways of the past.... (more)

Promise

by Pearl S. Buck

While the Japanese army attacks Burma Road during World War II, a band of Chinese soldiers are sent to rescue a British-American platoon, pinned down in Burma. The dangers that await the brave soldiers are heightened, as they encounter an unthankful ness from the foreign soldiers that they hadn't expected. Confronted with an impending attack from the Japanese, growing tension from the Anglo-American... (more)

The ExileBuck Pearl S

The Exile

by Buck Pearl S

SONS (A JOHN DAY BOOK)Pearl S. Buck

SONS (A JOHN DAY BOOK)

by Pearl S. Buck

The first wife and other storiesPearl S Buck

The first wife and other stories

by Pearl S Buck

Pearl S. Buck's Book of ChristmasPearl S. Buck, Anthony Trollope

Pearl S. Buck's Book of Christmas

by Pearl S. Buck, Anthony Trollope

A Pearl Buck Reader, 2 Vol. Set

by Pearl S. Buck

A House Divided (Good Earth Trilogy, Vol 3)

A House Divided (Good Earth Trilogy, Vol 3)

by Pearl S. Buck

A House Divided , the third volume of the trilogy that began with The Good Earth and Sons , is a powerful portrayal of China in the midst of revolution. Wang Yuan is caught between the opposing ideas of different generations. After 6 years abroad, Yuan returns to China in the middle of a peasant uprising. His counsin is a captain in the revolutionary army, his sister has scandalized the family... (more)

Sons (Good Earth Trilogy, Vol 2)

by Pearl S. Buck

Second in the trilogy that began with The Good Earth, Buck's classic and starkly real tale of sons rising against their honored fathers tells of the bitter struggle to the death between the old and the new in China. Revolutions sweep the vast nation, leaving destruction and death in their wake, yet also promising emancipation to China's oppressed millions who are groping for a way to survive in a modern age.

Three Daughters of Madame Liang (Buck, Pearl S. Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck, 4th,)

Three Daughters of Madame Liang (Buck, Pearl S. Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck, 4th,)

by Pearl S. Buck

After her husband takes a concubine, Madame Liang sets out on her own, starting an upscale restaurant and sending her daughters to America to be educated. At the restaurant, the leaders of the People's Republic wine and dine and Madame Liang must keep a low profile for her daughters' sake. Soon her two eldest daughters are called back to serve the People's Republic. Her oldest daughter, Grace, now a... (more)

Imperial Woman (Buck, Pearl S. Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck, 3rd,)

Imperial Woman (Buck, Pearl S. Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck, 3rd,)

by Pearl S. Buck

The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In the novel Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck recreates the life of one of the most intriguing rulers during a time of intense turbulence. Tzu Hsi was born into one of the lowly ranks of the Imperial dynasty. According to custom, she moved to the Forbidden City at the age of seventeen to become one of hundreds of concubines. But her... (more)

The Mother

by Pearl S. Buck

Within this novel Ms. Buck paints the portrait of a poor woman living in a remote village whose joys are few and hardships are many. As the ancient traditions, which she bases her philosophies upon, begin to collide with the new ideals of the communist era, this peasant woman must find a balance between them and deal with the consequences.

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