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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: La buona terra

    First published in 1939 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Khāk-i khub

    First published in 1961 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Vento dell'est, vento dell'ovest: romanzo

    First published in 1939 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sun Yat-sen: a play

    First published in 1944 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Histórias do Oriente

    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: La Casa dei fiori

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: שהשמחה במעונם

    First published in 1948 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Banim: roman

    First published in 1960 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The good earth

    First published in 1977 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The World we fight for and American unity: addresses by Pearl S. Buck ... [et al.] at the Nobel Anniversary Dinner, December 10, 1942

    First published in 1942 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Essay on myself

    First published in 1966 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Escape at midnight

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: 龍種

    First published in 2012 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: ʻAdhārá al-maʻbad

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  • Cover of: בית מריבה: רומן

    First published in 1967 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: ביתן הנשים

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  • Cover of: ילדי התאו

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  • Cover of: Eine kleine Weihnachtsgeschichte und andere Erzählungen um die Heilige Nacht

    First published in 1975 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sheʼar baśar

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  • Cover of: Reader's Digest Condensed Books Volume 3-1957 (the lady / a houseful of love / the three faces of eve / letter from peking / the fbi story / mission to borneo, volume 3)

    First published in 1957 — 1 edition
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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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