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Pearl S. Buck

26 June 1892 - 6 March 1973

Pearl S. Buck had always lived in China except for the time she spent in the United States when she was being educated. She studied at Randolph-Macon College and at Cornell University. She taught at the University of Nanking and at the Government University in Nanking under two national regimes. She lived in Nanking during the 1930's.
The Good Earth was Mrs. Buck's second published novel. East Wind: West Wind appeared under the John Day imprint in 1930. She contributed articles and stories to various magazines, among them The Atlantic Monthly, The Nation, and Asia.

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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

    First published in 1963 5 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000paul Cover of edition unitedstatesinli00blai Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000walt Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000robe_m8w1
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  • Cover of: The Water-Buffalo Children and The Dragon Fish: Two Stories by Pearl S. Buck

    First published in 1944 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Best sellers: from Reader's digest condensed books

    First published in 1970 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition bestsellersfromr00gord Cover of edition best1970sellersfromrgord Cover of edition bestsellersfromr1969hail
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    First published in 1964 4 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The dragon fish

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  • Cover of: Tell the people: talks with James Yen about the mass education movement

    First published in 1945 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Satan never sleeps.

    First published in 1962 4 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: With a delicate air.

    First published in 1961 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: American unity and Asia

    First published in 1942 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A gift for the children.

    First published in 1973 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Today and forever: stories of China

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  • Cover of: To my daughters, with love

    First published in 1967 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The beech tree

    First published in 1954 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The woman who was changed, and other stories

    First published in 1979 4 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition womanwhowaschang0000buck Cover of edition unefemmequiavait0000buck
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  • Cover of: Pearl S. Buck: revealing the human heart

    First published in 1964 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Home for Christmas: stories for young and old

    First published in 2002 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1971 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1962 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Fiction, History, Social life and customs, China, fiction, Fiction in English, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Children's fiction, Families, Fiction, historical, general, Juvenile fiction, Large type books, Manners and customs, Biography, Women, World War, 1939-1945, American literature, China, Family, Man-woman relationships, Missions, Race relations, American Novelists, Civilization, Fiction, historical
Places
China, United States, Japan, Asia, Glendale College Library, Illinois River, India, Korea, Oklahoma, Ozark Mountains, Tahlequah, Amazon rainforest, Beijing (China), Calcutta, Caribbean, Dublin, East Asia, England, Germany, Ireland, Justice of the Peace Court, Kansas, Middle East, Missouri, New England
People
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), Absalom Sydenstricker (1852-1931), Billy Colman, Caroline (Stulting) Sydenstricker (1857-1921), Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker (1857-1921), Grandpa, Little Ann, Mama, Mrs. Pritchard, Old Dan, Old Man Pritchard, Papa, Rainie, Rubin, Yat-sen Sun (1866-1925), Abner Snopes, Absalom Sydenstricker, Absalom Sydenstricker (1852-1931,), Amanda Wingfield, Bartleby, Bill Hutchinson, Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker Mrs. (1857-1921), Cicero, Cixi Empress dowager of China (1835-1908), General Zaroff
Time
20th century, 1937-1945, 1928-1937, 1945-, 19th century, 20th Century, 1864-1919, 1890's on I presume, 1908, 1912-1928, 1912-1949, 1918-1933, 1949-1976, 1950-, 960-1644, Civil War, 1861-1865, Ming dai, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644, Roughly between WWI and WW2, Song dynasty, 960-1279, Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368

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