Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker) 1892-1973

The good earth by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
698 editions published between 1931 and 2013 in 30 languages and held by 13,719 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Wang Lang, a simple peasant farmer takes as a wife a battered slave girl who becomes a indomitable, loyal woman. Working the land together they prosper and increase their holdings, yet Wang eventually betrays his family and neglects the earth he had worshipped

Imperial woman; a novel by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
149 editions published between 1955 and 2011 in 10 languages and held by 3,794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fictionized biography of Tzu-hsi, the last empress of China, who was known as "Old Buddha."

Dragon seed by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
179 editions published between 1929 and 2012 in 13 languages and held by 3,775 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the Japanese take Nanking, Ling Tan and his family must adjust to the changes in their lives and become guerilla fighters

Pavilion of women by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
153 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in 21 languages and held by 3,614 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From the author of The Good Earth comes the story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision to retire from married life and select a concubine for her husband upsets her extended household. "A searching, adult study of women written with high seriousness and sympathy." - The New York Times Book Review

Mandala by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
78 editions published between 1970 and 2007 in 13 languages and held by 3,392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Jagat, a prince in the Indian government before 1960, falls in love with an American, and the two search for their own identity in the new country."

The living reed, a novel by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
93 editions published between 1963 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 3,257 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel, with much historical background, of a family living in Korea from the era of Queen Min to the end of World War ii

The big wave by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
91 editions published between 1947 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 3,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano

The three daughters of Madame Liang; a novel by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
48 editions published between 1969 and 2011 in English and held by 3,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of China

Peony by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
88 editions published between 1948 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 2,702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The life of a bondservant is inextricably related to the Jewish family she serves in this historic novel of K'aifeng Jews in the early 1800s

Sons by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
87 editions published between 1931 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,631 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sons is about the differences between three generations. Wang Lung died peacefully in the beginning. The story continued with the three different kinds of life that his three sons led. All of the three sons were concisely portrayed, with a slight emphasis on the third, Wang the Tiger. He rose slowly to the position of a warlord. In order to pass his position to his son as he was growing old, he sent his son to a military school to learn western war techniques. However, his sons turned against him by joining the New Revolutionary Army which was against all old lords