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The Good Earth

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The Good Earth follows the life of Wang Lung, a humble farmer in 1920s China, as he faces the challenges of survival amid vast political and social upheaval. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Pearl S. Buck paints a vivid portrait of a family navigating the cycles of lifeβ€”its terrors, passions, ambitions, and rewardsβ€”during a time when the last emperor still ruled and modern changes were just beginning to stir.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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"Travel to 1920s China, a time when the last emperor still ruled and the sweeping changes of the twentieth century were distant rumblings, with this timeless, evocative classic tale of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his family as they struggle to survive in the midst of vast political and social upheavals"--

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The timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece following a humble farmer's journey through 1920s China returns with this beautifully repackaged edition that celebrates its nearly ninety years as an American classic.

Travel to 1920s China, a time when the last emperor still ruled and the sweeping changes of the twentieth century were distant rumblings, with this timeless, evocative classic tale of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his family as they struggle to survive in the midst of vast political and social upheavals.

Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors, its passions, its ambitions, and rewards.

The Good Earth is described as "a comment upon the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any quarter of the globe" (The New York Times), this brilliant novelβ€”beloved by millionsβ€”is a universal tale of an ordinary family caught in the tide of history.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781982147174

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster

Edition: Reissue ed.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 0g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Good Earth and, in 1938, became the first American woman ever awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

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