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Pearl S. Buck by Freeman Elliot. Oil on canvas, 1964. (Pearl S. Buck International)

The Rehabilitation of Pearl Buck

We revisit the history of writer, Pearl Buck, that looks at her catapulting into international celebrity and wealth overnight from obscurity and semi-poverty. more
Pearl S. Buck's 'The Good Earth' was published in 1931 and awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1932. Buck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938.

Re-Reading Pearl Buck's 'The Good Earth'

The 1931 novel has its faults, but it deserves a spot on the bookshelf of anyone heading to the Chinese countryside for the first time who wants to know a bit about the history of Chinese peasant life, writes Maura Cunningham. more