![]() ![]() It’s a tale about about the rising/falling fortunes of two families: the peasant farmer Wang Lung and his wife O-lan and the rich, wealthy House of Hwang which headed by The Old Lord and the Old Mistress. Pearl S Buck spent much of her early life in China as the daughter of missionaries and her familiarity with the country’s rural life and traditions are evident in The Good Earth. It was a fortunate decision because right from chapter one I was hooked by this novel. I’d asked them to suggest authors and novels from their country so was surprised when they chose this book because it’s set in China rather than Korea and the author Pearl Buck was an American.īut they were such strong advocates for this book that I decided to push my reservations to one side. ![]() ![]() I read The Good Earth based on the recommendation of work colleagues from South Korea. ![]()
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