Pearl S. Buck

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Pearl S. Buck

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born
in Hillsboro, West Virginia, The United States
June 26, 1892

died
March 06, 1973

gender
female

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Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (1892–1973) was a bestselling and Nobel Prize–winning author. Her classic novel The Good Earth (1931) was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and William Dean Howells Medal. Born in Hillsboro, West Virginia, Buck was the daughter of missionaries and spent much of the first half of her life in China, where many of her books are set. In 1934, civil unrest in China forced Buck back to the United States. Throughout her life she worked in support of civil and women’s rights, and established Welcome House, the first international, interracial adoption agency. In addition to her highly acclaimed novels, Buck wrote two memoirs and biographies of both of her parents. For her body of work, Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature...more


Average rating: 3.90 · 127,100 ratings · 7,236 reviews · 171 distinct works · Similar authors
The Good Earth
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 107,001 ratings — published 1931 — 122 editions
Pavilion of Women
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 3,490 ratings — published 1946 — 32 editions
Imperial Woman
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 1,940 ratings — published 1956 — 26 editions
Peony
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 1,725 ratings — published 1948 — 29 editions
Sons
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,501 ratings — published 1932 — 19 editions
East Wind: West Wind
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,539 ratings — published 1930 — 38 editions
A House Divided
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,183 ratings — published 1935 — 20 editions
Dragon Seed
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 968 ratings — published 1941 — 29 editions
The Big Wave
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 1,014 ratings — published 1947 — 13 editions
The Mother
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 940 ratings — published 1933 — 23 editions
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“To eat bread without hope is still slowly to starve to death.”
Pearl S. Buck, To My Daughters, With Love

“Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.”
Pearl S. Buck

“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.”
Pearl S. Buck

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HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "A"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests.

The Killer AngelsMichael Shaara

KILLER ANGELS BY MICHAEL SHAARA
 
  9 votes, 29.0%

A Tale of Two Cities (Silver Classics) Charles Dickens

THE TALE OF TWO CITIES BY CHARLES DICKENS
 
  5 votes, 16.1%

Les Misérables Victor Hugo

LES MISERABLES BY VICTOR HUGO
 
  4 votes, 12.9%

Doctor Zhivago Boris Pasternak

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO BY BORIS PASTERNAK
 
  4 votes, 12.9%

War and Peace Leo Tolstoy

WAR AND PEACE BY TOLSTOY
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

Rob Roy (Penguin Classics) Walter Scott


ROB ROY BY WALTER SCOTT
 
  2 votes, 6.5%

The Man Who Made Vermeers  Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren Jonathan Lopez

THE MAN WHO MADE VERMEERS - UNVARNISHING THE LEGEND OF MASTER FORGER HAN VAN MEEGEREN
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics) Walter Scott

IVANHOE BY WALTER SCOTT
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) Pearl S. Buck

THE GOOD EARTH BY PEARL S. BUCK
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Johnny TremainEsther Forbes

JOHNNY TREMAIN BY ESTHER FORBES
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

Ben Hur   A Tale of the Christ Lew Wallace

BEN HUR BY LEW WALLACE
 
  1 vote, 3.2%

The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion (Penguin Classics)Pierre Corneille

THE CID BY PIERRE CORNEILLE
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Richard II (Oxford School Shakespeare Series) William Shakespeare


RICHARD II BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Girl with a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier

GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING BY TRACY CHEVALIER
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Name of the Rose  Including Postscript Umberto Eco

THE NAME OF THE ROSE BY UMBERTO ECO
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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