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The Good Earth (Enriched Classics)
The Good Earth - Enriched Classics
Author: Pearl S. Buck
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 Chi...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780671510121
ISBN-10: 0671510126
Publication Date: 12/1/1994
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 141 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) on + 117 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A timeless classic. A must read for anyone...from 10 years old to 100 years old1!! Meant to read at different times on one's life.
jacquiebeans avatar reviewed The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Of course this book is hard to read for such hardships are always so perturbing, but this book is quite remarkable. The writing, storyline, and characters are all so superb that this book has stuck with me over a decade and I can read and re-read it a hundred times and it never gets old.
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Helpful Score: 2
This is a classic that I read while in high school and just had to read it again recently. This particular book has several pages of photos that make it more interesting.
gotchagal avatar reviewed The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) on + 97 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A fascinating insight to the Chinese culture. Having traveled to China 20 times, I must say that this book is beautifully written and true to the history and people of China. It is one of my favorite books. I've read it three times over the years and each time it seems like a new adventure. If you haven't read it yet, do. If you have read it, read it again and you might find even more that you missed the first time. It is a great modern classic. It was written in 1931 and yet this story is still considered must reading for students. It is a story that warms your heart and enlightens your mind and is as fresh today and it was when it was first published. Consider this book to be a literary gift.
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Very interesting read by a great writer. As is usually the case, this novel is better than the film version, which starred Katherine Hepburn. I'm not criticizing Hepburn's acting abilities; it's just that I think they made a big mistake by 'Americanizing' the main female character, O-lan. We must remember that the novel is set in China of the 1920's, a time when Pearl Buck was also living there. At that time, Chinese women had few rights of their own, and though not to the extent depicted in the film, the novel does depict O-lan as a strong female character.

THE GOOD EARTH is an enjoyable, well written read, and it gives the reader great insight into rural and political China at a time when the last emperor reigned. It's the story of a young farmer and his new wife and their life together into old age.

Pearl Buck was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize. Thoughout her life, she was a human rights activist in many arenas, including campaigns for African American civil rights. She founded 'Welcome House' to find homes for mixed-race children fathered by servicemen in Asia and established the 'Pearl S. Buck Foundation' to provide foster care for Asian-American children that remained unadopted by American families.
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GigiBeanz avatar reviewed The Good Earth (Enriched Classics) on + 52 more book reviews
In The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck present a graphic view of the China that was-when the last emperor reigned, and the vat political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. Tis moving epic 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.
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One of the great modern classics.
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Buck's classic Nobel Prize-winning novel of a peasant in China, struggling with issues of class and issues of love. Simply written but emotionally powerful and accurate.


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