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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: The good earth
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  • Cover of: Shui hu zhuan
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  • Cover of: Dragon seed
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    Cover of edition dragonseed00buck First published in 1941 — 47 editions
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  • Cover of: Pavilion of Women
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    Cover of edition pavilionofwomen0000buck_s9q7 Cover of edition pavilionofwomen00buck Cover of edition pavillondefemmes0000buck Cover of edition pavilionofwome00buck Cover of edition pavilionofwomen0000buck First published in 1900 — 46 editions
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  • Cover of: The mother
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  • Cover of: Sons
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  • Cover of: The exile
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  • Cover of: Peony
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    Cover of edition peony00pear Cover of edition pivoine0000buck Cover of edition peonyroman00buck Cover of edition peonybuck00buck Cover of edition peony0000unse Cover of edition peony0000buck Cover of edition pearlsbuck0000unse First published in 1846 — 36 editions
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  • Cover of: Fighting angel: portrait of a soul
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    First published in 1936 — 34 editions
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  • Cover of: East wind, west wind
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    Cover of edition vientodelestevie00pear Cover of edition ostwindwestwind0000unse Cover of edition eastwindwestwind0000buck First published in 1930 — 34 editions
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  • Cover of: Imperial woman
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  • Cover of: Mandala : a novel from India
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  • Cover of: The Patriot
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    First published in 1939 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: A HOUSE DIVIDED
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    Cover of edition lafamilledispers0000buck First published in 1935 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Letter from Peking.
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    Cover of edition letterfrompeking00pear First published in 1957 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The big wave
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    Cover of edition bigwave00pear Cover of edition bigwave00buck Cover of edition bigwave0000buck_f7m7 First published in 1947 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: Kinfolk
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  • Cover of: My several worlds: a personal record.
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  • Cover of: The new year: a novel
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  • Cover of: Portrait of a marriage
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    First published in 1941 — 21 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, Civilization, Fiction, historical

Places

China, United States, Japan, Asia, India, 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, 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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