the good earth

     

This novel by Pearl S. Buck tells the story of a Chinese farmer & his family

Trivia about the good earth

  • Pearl Buck's only Pulitzer-winning novel
  • Pearl Buck won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for this book
  • "A House Divided" completed the trilogy that began with this Pulitzer Prize-winning Pearl Buck novel
  • Lotus Blossom is the concubine of Wang Lung in this Pearl Buck novel
  • "Sons" and "A House Divided" were sequels to this Asia-set novel
  • This novel was a bestseller & won Pearl S. Buck a Pulitzer in 1932
  • As this 1931 novel begins, Wang Lung travels to the house of Hwang to fetch his bride
  • This 1932 winner begins with the marriage of Wang Lung & O-lan
  • Wang Lung & O-Lan suffer through 34 chapters of war, pestilence, famine, floods, drought, disease & even locust swarms
  • The first line of this novel says, "It was Wang Lung's marriage day"
  • "It was Wang Lung's marriage day."
  • 1931/Everyone Wang Lung tonight/& the Buck stops here
  • In this 1932 Pulitzer Prize-winner, Wang Lung & O-Lan get along just fine until he takes a concubine
  • With the help of his wife O-Lan, Wang Lung goes from peasant to rich landowner in China in this novel
  • This classic novel begins on Wang Lung's wedding day

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