The Good Earth
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. “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 novel—beloved by millions—is a universal tale of an ordinary family caught in the tide of history.
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. “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 novel—beloved by millions—is a universal tale of an ordinary family caught in the tide of history.
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One of my "mac and cheese" books. Comfort food for my brain. Beautifully written with complex characters.
Deep book which deals with topics about yourself that you never wanted to mention to anyone. Symbolic of human nature. An amazing read for deep thinking.
This book is stunning. As an audible book, it's like listening to a fable. Anthony Heald does a spectacular job. It starts with a poor young farmer, aged 25, when it is decided it is time for him to take a wife. He purchases a slave girl from a local rich man and the story follows his life to the end, in his 70's. While nothing earth shattering or mystical happens, his life is long and told in such a fantastic way. I can't believe I have put off reading this book for so many years, and I highly recommend the audio version.
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