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[close] "Young readers will be impressed by the gritty realism, the graphic depiction of a certain kind of society (that still exists today), and the redeeming lessons learned by the characters. THE GOOD EARTH won the Pulitzer Prize and is considered a classic. It has been in print since its first publication in 1931. It is a fine example of the work of Pearl S. Buck, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature." -Critic Kenneth Butler