Earth

Author: Pearl S. Buck
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Pearl S. Buck is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938, an American writer, and this book is his masterpiece. The novel tells the story of Wang Long, a farmer from nothing, who becomes a wealthy landowner in old China. After getting rich, Wang Long married two concubines. His "good" wife helped him buy and preserve property, while his "bad" wife helped him squander and sell the farmland. Wang Long made a fortune by taking advantage of the chaos, bought much land, and moved into the old mansion of a wealthy family. In his old age, his only wish was to hold onto his property. He warned his sons never to sell the land, as it was truly their lifeline.