katanya ini novel pertamanya Pearl S.Buck, tipis banget [sebel:], ceritanya tentang Kwei Lan gadis china yang masih memegang teguh tradisi, trus dinikahkan dengan tunangannya sejak kecil, laki-laki lulusan sekolah amerika [dokter:].
jadilah banyak beda pandangan, seperti Kwei Lan nganggap kakinya yang diikat itu bagus, sementara suaminya nganggap kaki seperti itu jelek dan ga bagus buat kesehatan. Shocklah Kwei Lan...
udah mulai bisa menyesuaikan diri dengan suaminya, ada lagi masalah, kakak laki More...

Pearl S. Bucks first novel „East Wind: West Wind“ published in 1930 depicts the life of a young Chinese woman named Kuei-lan under the influences of traditional eastern culture and modern western lifestyle at the beginning of the XX. century. The east wind is represented mainly by her parents and her husband parents who hold on to their traditional rules and values. The west wind is brought in mostly by her husband who has been studied western medicine and her brother who goes abroad to America More...

A beautiful short little novel by Pearl Buck. This is a great one to start with, and would be a fantastic book for young adults too. The themes of east vs. west are a little overt in this novel, but it is still so compellingly written, so much so that I read it in one sitting. I kept thinking that I would wish it to be longer, but when I got to the end, it felt like the perfect length.

Unlike her other novels, this one deals with just a small part of one family's life, instead of generations and More...

Inilah novel pertama yang dibuat oleh Pearl S. Buck ketika ia berumur duapuluhtahun. Bercerita tentang seorang wanita Cina yang bernama Kwei-Lan. Kweilan menceritakan kisah hidupnya kepada seseorang yang disebut dalam buku ini "saudari." Tidak diketahui siapa nama saudarinya itu sesungguhnya, namun dapat diduga bahwa saudari yang dimaksud adalah seseorang yang juga tinggal di Cina.

Kwei-Lan hidup dalam adat istiadat Cina Kuno. Ibunya mengajarinya bagaimana nantinya harus melayani suami dan mertua More...

A few years ago my brother and I took a road trip to Hillsboro, West Virginia to see Pearl S. Buck's childhood home. I had read A Good Earth and had loved it, and I thoroughly enjoy going to author's homes. When we got back home there was a message from my boss at the time on my answering machine asking why I wasn't at work that day. Somehow I had read the schedule wrong and my brother and I took our trip on a day I was actually scheduled to work. For the first (and only) time to date I received More...

Pertama kali baca karangan Pearl S. Buck waktu SMP, yang Trilogi Dinasti Wang itu. And I looooveee iiiittt!!! Terus juga punya buku kumpulan cerpen Pearl S. Buck ini.

Sama seperti sebagian besar buku-buku Pearl S. Buck yang lain, buku ini menceritakan adat budaya Timur dan bagaiman budaya tersebut terkadang mengalami benturan dengan budaya Barat. Kwei Lan, seseorang yang semenjak kecil telah disiapkan untuk menjadi seorang istri yang baik dalam versi bangsa Cina, ternyata harus menerima kenyataan More...

Beautiful one. Dan setelah ini semoga saya berjodoh dengan buku Pearl S. Buck lainnya.

Yang menarik ketika saya membaca novel ini adalah saya lupa bawah penulisnya adalah bukan orang Cina asli. Cara berceritanya, bagaimana Kwei Lan karakter tokoh utamanya berbicara, sungguh membuat saya larut merasakan bahwa dia adalah perempuan yang dibasarkan dalam adat istiadat kuno. Yah, tidak heran juga sih, mengingat penulisnya memang besar di Cina.

Sungguh menarik sebetulnya tentang bagaimana perempuan-pe More...

Wow, I really liked this book. It was about a very traditional Chinese family in the forties (I think) who faces for the first time the effects of their sons going off to America to become educated and coming back quite changed. This effects each member of their complicated families differently. I was so moved at times I was reaching for the tissues all night and all this morning. It's a very simple prose that even a Jr High level reader could read, but I suspect different generations would have More...

So. Ini buku dibeli pas jaman aku SMP. Anyway, sekarang sudah mau lulus SMA :)
Waktu itu dari guru bidang studi Bahasa Indonesia nyuruh murid beli novel terjemahan.
At that time, I already had Princess Diaries Series (#2 and #4) by Meg Cabot. Karena koleksi buku yang ngga lengkap, I asked my dad to buy me one.
He accidentally bought one..no, four! Dan novel Pearl S. Buck ini nyempil.
Aku selalu tertarik sama kebudayaan China jaman dulu yang bener-bener complex. Kayak tradisi ikat kaki sama perjodoha More...

Защо Изтокът понякога ни се струва толкова странен? Защото е твърде различно. Но рядко ни минава през ума, че там странните сме ние. Сблъсъкът на два свята от другата гледна точка. Един преобръщат поглед от изток на запад, умисляща книга за различното и еднаквото, за традициите, за човешкото, за любовта, за живота...
Един от най-запомнящите се цитати, който само мога да перифразирам, ми е останал от тази книга: "Защо пробивате дупки в стената, а след това ги покривате със стъкло и плат?"

I really enjoyed this book although I didn't find it to be as compelling or as rich as Buck's other novels. It lacked the depth and generations that the others have. The story starts out about one couple, one girl - Kewi Lan, (she's VERY traditional) whose marriage is arranged. She weds and finds her husband to be a western trained doctor. He doesn't find her bound feet attractive and she is at a loss at how to make him love her. Only once she starts giving up her traditional Chinese ways does t More...

East Wind, West Wind follows the story of a young chinese girl, Kwei-Ian, who marries a Chinese doctor who's been educated in the United States. At the beginning, their marriage is not a happy one. The doctor (his name is never mentioned)is not very attracted to Kwei-Ian since she represents all the traditions he doesn't like about his country. Kwei-Ian does her best to appear interesting to him but she doesn't succeed; she's has been educated in the traditional way and she doesn't understand he More...

Me ha gustado mucho conocer la cultura y forma de vida de China y sobre todo porque durante toda la novela la compara y contrasta con la occidental a la que sí estamos acostumbrados.

Los chinos y sobre todo sus mujeres son muy reservados y respetuosos... apenas expresan y demuestran lo que sienten, pero eso no significa que no tengan fuertes e impetuosos sentimientos.

Me ha gustado mucho la evolución de Kwei-Lan (la protagonista) que empieza siendo prácticamente una inculta que desconoce todo sobr More...

This was a very engaging read, a thought-provoking tale of tradition vs. progress, culture shock, cultural blending and family values. Kwei-lan, the narrator, tells of her arranged marriage to a man who prizes western values over their own traditional ones, the birth of their son, her slow acceptance of progressive values and finally the story of how her brother married and had a child with an American woman against their parents' wishes. Kwei-lan is torn between loyalty to her mother and the fa More...

الرواية رائعة بحق ،، اسلوب السرد فيها جميل وقريب من النفس ، فشخصية القصة الرئيسية تحادث القارئ وتعلمه بماحدث وكأنها تقص عليها بنفسها اقصوصتها الخاصة وتتفاعل معه بين ثنايا الرواية وتخبره باساريرها وكأنها تقف امام شخصٍ قررت ان تفضي بكل مافي عقلها اليه ..

تحكي الرواية عن الصين والعادات الصينية للزواج، تحكي عن رفضهم لقبول غيرهم ممن كانو يسمونهم همجًا ، تحكي عن اعتزاز الاجناس باعراقهم ورفض الاختلاط بغيرهم بحجة نقاء الدم ، والكثير من عادات تلك البيوت العريقة .. تحدثت الرواية عن الطبقية، السيادة، الجهل More...

قرأت النسخة العربية
تعرف بالعادات الصينية القديمه
ولكن الارض الطيبه أعجبتني اكثر

Хубава книга, с интересна информация за живота на китайския народ през миналия век. Предполагам, че когато е излязла е била доста нова и интересна заради връзката между връзката между Изтока и Запада в една човешка история. Сега има много такива. Чете се бързо и лесно. За мен нямаше нещо ново, нечувано и не смятам, че като литература има особена стойност - написана е съвсем елементарно и непретенциозно.

East Wind:West Wind is a charming story of a woman who learns to appreciate the good from each of two very different cultures. Kwei-lan was raised to be a traditional Chinese woman. Feet bound and head bowed, she is prepared to submit to her new husband in all things. Then he tells her that she is his equal, that he wants her to educate herself and to unbind her feet. She begins to incorporate his Western philosophy into her Eastern traditions, and blends for herself a unique way of life. Though More...

This book is amazing and it's beautifully written. I knew nothing about the chinese culture before reading this and now, though I'm not an expert, I know a little more about their habits and traditions; and that is something I found really fascinating.

Kwei-lan is perfect. I miss her, actually. She really appeared like a friend to me while I read the book. I loved the ending. The ending is astonishing and remarkable. And trust me when I say I know no mercy when I speak about endings: they are -if More...

Entah kenapa justru lebih suka karya Pearl S. Buck yang ini (dibandingkan The Good Earth, yang saya baca pertama kali). Mungkin karena tipis, jadi konfliknya jauh lebih mengena dan langsung pada hal-hal penting yang menurut saya emosional. Penggunaan PoV orang pertama juga membuat saya bisa merasakan berada di posisi Kwei-lan. Padahal ini novel pertama Buck.

Pertemuan dua kebudayaan, diawali dari budaya 'semi-barat' dengan timur yang kental. Menyusul barat dengan timur. Saya rasa dalam buku ini t More...

Beautiful book that portrays the fast and overwhelming changes that happened during the XX century in China. I value the fact that the story is very simple; it is just about a young woman who starts to see her country and her culture from a new perspective. There aren't many characters or scenarios, because the story basically occurs within the walls of a couple of houses. But still, Pearl S. Buck is able to clearly and yet misteriously show the challenges that an entire society must have faced More...

Υπέροχες εικόνες.
Πραγματικά την είχα λίγο παραγκωνισμένη την Buck.
Σαν πλοκή δεν είναι από τα βιβλία που συνήθως επιλεγω, να πω την Αλήθεια. Είναι ημερολογιακά γραμμένο από τα χέρια ενός κοριτσιού , που στην συνέχεια γίνετε γυναίκα, και ζει μεγαλωμένη στην παλιά κοινωνία της Κίνας. Στην κοινωνία εκείνη που ένα κορίτσι γεννιέται και πληρεί σε έναν και μόνο σκοπό. Να παντρευτεί έναν προκαθορισμένο προ πολλού από την οικογένεια της άγνωστο, θα τον υπηρετεί πιστά και τυφλά και εν συνεχεία, θα του χα More...

Pearl S. Buck besar di Cina, ia bahkan menghabiskan hampir sebagian besar hidupnya di Cina sampai tahun 1932 ketika ia dipaksa meninggalkan Cina akibat pergolakan revolusi yang terjadi di sana. Jadi tidak heran jika buku East Wind West Wind ini sungguh kaya akan budaya sana.

East Wind West Wind = Angin Timur Angin Barat adalah kisah yang dituturkan oleh Kwei Lan, seorang gadis Cina yang dihadapkan pada suatu konflik perubahan budaya.
Seperti kita tahu, bahwa negara Cina adalah negara yang penuh de More...

Se me ha hecho raro, me ha costado entender a la protagonista y narradora de la historia. Me ha costado entender a todos los personajes en general. Supongo que por lo diferente de la cultura en la que se mueve el libro.

Me ha resultado extraña la forma de relatar la historia: como contándosela a alguien. Normalmente no me gusta que se dirijan a mí, pero como no he conseguido meterme en ese papel de confidente de Kwei-lan, no me ha molestado.

Es una historia bonita y tiene algunas escenas bonitas ( More...

Khas Pearls S. Buck, berlatar belakang budaya cina. Gaya bahasa yang ringan, membuat saya memerlukan sekitar 45 menit menuntaskan buku ini (diselingi perpindahan busway). Tetap saja filsafah yang terkandung didalamnya amat menyentuh.

Buku ingin bisa dianggap semacam surat dari Kwei Lan, kepada seseorang yang disebut sebagai ”saudariku”. Walau dari awal, hingga akhir cerita, tidak dijelaskan siapa yang disebut sebagai saudaraku. Buku ini terdiri dari dua bagian. Bagian pertama bercerita mengenai m More...

จากผู้เขียนที่ได้รางวัลโนเบล และพูลิตเซอร์ ...นิยายที่ลึกซึ้ง ละเมียดละไม เล่มนี้ ผู้เขียนได้แสดงความเป็นตะวันตก และตะวันออกผ่านทางตัวละคร ราวกับเข้าใจวีถีชีวิตและความคิดของคนจีนสมัยโบราณอย่างลึกซึ้งจริงๆ เป็นนิยายรักที่น่ารัก และให้ข้อคิดหลายๆ อย่างค่ะ
พระเอกเป็นผู้ชายจีนที่ได้รับการศึกษาจากทางตะวันตก จึงมีแนวคิดสมัยใหม่มากอยู่ ส่วนนางเอกเป็นสาวน้อยผู้ดีชาวจีนที่เป็นคุณหนูบอบบางสมบูรณ์แบบที่นิยมกันสมัยนั้น รัดเท้าแต่เด็กจนเท้าเป็นรูปดอกบัวเล็กจิ๋ว กิริยามารยาทความคิด แบบโบราณเหมือนชาววัง แต่ต้อง More...

Kali pertama membatja boekoe ini soeda lama sekali, seingat saja penerbitnya adalah Balai Poestaka taoen 40-an, dan edjaannya masih beroepa edjaan tempo doeloe, jaitoe edjaan van ophuijsen. Pada waktoe itoe sadja saja soeda terkagoem-kagoem pada itoe boekoe, biarpoen kadang-kadang saja moesti mengoelang-oelang beberapa kali sewaktoe membatja kalimat-kalimatnya, laloe berhenti sebentar boewat mengambil napas dan berpikir-pikir barang sedikit, dikarenaken saja poesing oleh edjaannya jang sungguh t More...

I remember reading The Good Earth in middle school some time and I liked it but it felt long and like a "classic." This was much shorter and an easier read, maybe because it was Buck's first novel. She tells the story of a young woman who was raised (complete with bound feet) in a very traditional Chinese family but then marries a Western-educated man. While at times the transition to her acceptance of his new ideas seems a bit fast, it is an interesting idea and I want to read more of her novel More...

This book gave me a lot of informations about the chinese traditions, I liked it so much because I was amazed several times while reading about their outrageous traditions and habits & I laughed many times at Kwei-Lan! East Wind West Wind gives you an idea how other peoples can think depending on their own culture/knowledge. The combination of cultures gives a nice result, we should know how to select the good traditions from every culture :)

This is the first adult book I read. My family was on a trip in Spain, and my older sister, Lyne, started reading the book to me. I became totally enthralled. Half-way through the book, Lyne got tired of reading out loud. Tired of being harassed to "read more" she told me to read myself, which I did - and this was the start of my journey into adult reading. I'd like to read this book to my 14 year old and see how she takes to it.