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The Good Earth (Oprah's Book Club)
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Binding: Paperback
Brand: Remainder
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Label: Amazon Remainders Account
Manufacturer: Amazon Remainders Account
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: September 15, 2004
Publisher: Amazon Remainders Account
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Editorial Review: Pearl S. Buck's epic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a China that was -- now in a Contemporary Classics edition.
Though more than sixty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having always lived there," wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century.
Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors, its passions, its ambitions and rewards. Her brilliant novel -- beloved by millions of readers -- is a universal tale of the destiny of man.
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Rating:  - Way ahead of its time, fine audio book
This book touches profoundly on the human capacity to withstand pain and suffering and endure. Wang Lung, in his simple connection to the land, is one of the great heroes of 20th century literature. I was amazed, listing to this book on audio, that Pearl Buck captured so much depth and emotion of the Asian character writing in the early part of the century.
Sadly, this book is increasingly relevant today - as millions of people around the globe struggle to find enough food and potable ... Read More
Rating: - An "earthy" book with an "earthy" story.
The Good Earth is a great contrast between Romanticism and reality. It is definitely an "earthy" book told with a very real approach. Pearl S. Buck writes as though she had experienced the story. A great down to earth read for a world caught up in wealth.
Rating:  - The Good Earth---I have not yet received the book!!!!
The only reason I rated this item one star is that people I ordered this from acknowledged my email stating that I have never received this book. I ordered in mid May and they said they were sending another book. I still have not received that book though I verified my mailing address. This has been charged to my account and I am afraid they will charge the next book to my account also. I am not happy with this dealer at all. I ordered all books on the same day and received them within a week except ... Read More
Rating: - A Heartfelt, Powerful Tale
This book was amazing. It has an amazing plot, that whirls the reader away into the rice fields of China. The sheer power of the book propells you through it. The bare humanity of the characters is above realistic, it's magical. The traditions and customs of China are revealed in a story with stunning yet simple dialogue and heartfelt prose.
It begins with a poor farmer named Wang Lung, who wants a wife. He goes to the great house of Hwang and receives a woman, O- Lan, and they go back to the ... Read More
Rating: - The good earth
The Good Earth is a very good book about the life of a poor Chinese farmer who during his life becomes very rich. Wang Lung, the main character, marries a slave named O-lan from the big house. O-lan is very resourceful though ugly. With O-lan's resourcefulness and their combined work effort, they are slowly able to purchase more and more land to farm. Once they have to flee from a famine, but they return to their land. Throughout his life, the farmer slowly rises up the social ladder in China. At the ... Read More
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