World Literature Classics Popular Edition -- 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 in old China, who rises from nothing to become a wealthy landowner. After getting rich, Wang Long takes two concubines. His "good" wife helps him buy and preserve property, while his "bad" wife helps him squander and sell the farmland. Wang Long makes a fortune during a period of turmoil, buying much land and moving into the old mansion of a wealthy family. In his old age, his only wish is to hold onto his family's estate. He warns his sons never to sell the land, as it is the true lifeline.