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WebPearl Buck, through her work at the University of Nanking, was very aware of this confusion and rebellion and used them in Chapters 12, 13, and 14 of The Good Earth. During these years, she also wrote many essays on the changes within China, some of which appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Forum, and The Nation. The Good Earth is a historical fiction novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1931 that dramatizes family life in a Chinese village in the early 20th century. It is the first book in her House of Earth trilogy, continued in Sons (1932) and A House Divided (1935). It was the best-selling novel in the United States in both 1931 and … See more The story begins on Wang Lung's wedding day and follows the rise and fall of his fortunes. The House of Hwang, a family of wealthy landowners, lives in the nearby town, where Wang Lung's future wife, O-Lan, … See more • Wang Lung – poor, hard-working farmer born and raised in a small village of Anwhei (written as Anhui in pinyin) is the protagonist of the … See more Some scholars have seen The Good Earth as creating sympathy for China in the oncoming war with Japan. "If China had not captured the American imagination," said one, "it might … See more • A Guide to Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth – Asia for Educators (Columbia University) See more The novel is set in a timeless China and provides no explicit dates. There are, however, references to events that provide an approximate … See more Buck wrote the novel in Nanjing, spending mornings in the attic of her university house to complete the manuscript in one year (ca. 1929). In … See more • Campbell, W. John (2002). The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics. Barnes & Noble Publishing. pp. 284–294. See more http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1900_earth.htm dr. briza straubing