The mother

by Pearl S. Buck, Karl Wurf (Introduction)

Overview

Within this novel Ms. Buck paints the portrait of a poor woman living in a remote village whose joys are few and hardships are many. As the ancient traditions, which she bases her philosophies upon, begin to collide with the new ideals of the communist era, this peasant woman must find a balance between them and deal with the consequences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781479478903
Publisher:	Wildside Press
Publication date:	07/25/2022
Sold by:	PUBLISHDRIVE KFT
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	170,031
File size:	801 KB

About the Author

Pulitzer Prize winner Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) is renowned for her nuanced and sensitive depictions of rural Chinese life in the 1930s. As the daughter of Presbyterian missionaries based in China, Buck used her background growing up in China to write The Good Earth. Now, literary tourists can enjoy visiting and exploring her legacy at her house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Date of Birth:

June 26, 1892

Date of Death:

March 6, 1973

Place of Birth:

Hillsboro, West Virginia

Place of Death:

Danby, Vermont