SonsThe Good Earth 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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afraid anger angry answered asked called commanded country wife court cried dead dreamed drew earthen house elder brother eyes face farmer father fear feast gate gave gone grew guard guns hand harelipped haste Hawk head heard heart horse killed knew lady lair land laughed Leopard lips lived lord lord of war Lotus Lung's maid mother muttered never night old magistrate once passed Pear Blossom pocked robbers robes rose secretly seemed sent servants shouted silver smiled soldiers sons spoke stared stood strange suddenly sword talk tea house tell temple thing thought Tiger looked Tiger saw told took town trusty turned voice waited Wang Lung Wang the Eldest Wang the Landlord Wang the Merchant Wang the Second Wang the Third Wang the Tiger wife wine woman women young