Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction.Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work.An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations.A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context.A chronology of the author's life and work.A concise introduction that gives readers important background information.She died in Vermont.ĮNDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A poignant tale about the life and labors of a Chinese farmer during the sweeping reign of the country¹s last emperor. For her body of work, Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, the first American woman to have done so. In addition to her highly acclaimed novels, Buck wrote two memoirs and biographies of both of her parents. Throughout her life she worked in support of civil and women’s rights, and established Welcome House, the first international, interracial adoption agency.
In 1934, civil unrest in China forced Buck back to the United States. Born in Hillsboro, West Virginia, Buck was the daughter of missionaries and spent much of the first half of her life in China, where many of her books are set. Her classic novel The Good Earth (1931) was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and William Dean Howells Medal. In 1934, civil unrest in China forced Buck back to the United St Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was a bestselling and Nobel Prize–winning author. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was a bestselling and Nobel Prize–winning author.
The Author Book The good earth and the author of 2 another books.
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