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Pearl S. Buck

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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American writer (1892–1973)

Born 26 June 1892
Died 6 March 1973

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  • Cover of: Voices in the house
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    Cover of edition voicesinhouse0000buck First published in 1953 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall: Literature: Silver
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    Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q4d3 Cover of edition prenticehalllite00na_1 Cover of edition prenticehalllite03koel First published in 1991 — 9 editions
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    Cover of edition greatshortstorie0000vari Cover of edition greatshortstorie00mont Cover of edition greatshortstorie0000unse_s4d3 Cover of edition greatshortstorieplea Cover of edition greatshortstorie00plea Cover of edition greatshortstorie00read Cover of edition greatshortstorie0000unse_x3i6 Cover of edition greatshortstorie0000unse_k7k3 First published in 1972 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The long love
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  • Cover of: The story Bible: Volume 2, The New Testament
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    Cover of edition storybible02buck First published in 1971 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The bondmaid
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    Cover of edition bondmaid00buck First published in 1949 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Kennedy women: a personal appraisal
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    First published in 1970 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The United States in literature
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    Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000paul Cover of edition unitedstatesinli00blai Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000robe Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000walt Cover of edition bwb_O7-DCO-968 Cover of edition unitedstatesinli0000robe_m8w1 First published in 1952 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The rainbow: a novel.
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    First published in 1974 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Fourteen stories
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  • Cover of: The story Bible.: Vol. 1.: The Old Testament.
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  • Cover of: American triptych: three "John Sedges" novels.
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    First published in 1958 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Far and near: stories of Japan, China, and America
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  • Cover of: The man who changed China: the story of Sun Yat-sen
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  • Cover of: The good deed, and other stories ofAsia, past and present
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    Cover of edition gooddeedother00buck First published in 1969 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1950 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1973 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Of men and women
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    Cover of edition bwb_P9-EGR-727 First published in 1941 — 5 editions
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American writer (1892–1973)

Born 26 June 1892
Died 6 March 1973

Subjects

Fiction, History, Social life and customs, China, fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, general, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Families, Children's fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Juvenile fiction, Manners and customs, Biography, Large type books, Missions, Women, World War, 1939-1945, American literature, China, Family, Man-woman relationships, Race relations, American Novelists, American Short stories, Civilization

Places

China, United States, Japan, India, Asia, Korea, Amazon rainforest, Beijing (China), Calcutta, Caribbean, Dublin, East Asia, England, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Germany, Glendale College Library, Illinois River, Ireland, Justice of the Peace Court, Kansas, Middle East, Missouri, New England, New York

People

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), Absalom Sydenstricker (1852-1931), Yat-sen Sun (1866-1925), Caroline (Stulting) Sydenstricker (1857-1921), Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker (1857-1921), Abner Snopes, Absalom Sydenstricker, Absalom Sydenstricker (1852-1931,), Amanda Wingfield, Bartleby, Bill Hutchinson, Billy Colman, Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker Mrs. (1857-1921), Cicero, Cixi Empress dowager of China (1835-1908), Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, General Zaroff, Ginger Nut, Grandpa, Grimesby Roylott, Harry Graves, Helen Stoner, Ivan, Jim O'Connor

Time

20th century, 1937-1945, 1928-1937, 1945-, 19th century, 1864-1919, 1890's on I presume, 1908, 1912-1928, 1912-1949, 1918-1933, 1919-1947, 1949-1976, 1950-, 20th Century, 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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February 27, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
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