House of Earth Series by Pearl S. Buck

4.00 · 93 ratings
  • The Good Earth (House of Earth #1)
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    The Good Earth (House of Earth #1)

    Pearl S. Buck

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings · published 1931

    This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city... more

  • Sons (House of Earth #2)
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    Sons (House of Earth #2)

    Pearl S. Buck

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1932

    Second in the trilogy that began with The Good Earth, Buck's classic and starkly real tale of sons rising against their honored fathers tells of the bitter struggle to the death between the old and the new in China. Revolutions sweep the vast nation, leaving destruction and death in their wake, yet also promising emancipation to China's oppressed millions who are groping for a way to survive in a modern age.

  • A House Divided (House of Earth #3)
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    A House Divided (House of Earth #3)

    Pearl S. Buck

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1935

    "A House Divided," the third volume of the trilogy that began with "The Good Earth" and "Sons," is a powerful portrayal of China in the midst of revolution. Wang Yuan is caught between the opposing ideas of different generations. After 6 years abroad, Yuan returns to China in the middle of a peasant uprising. His cousin is a captain in the revolutionary army, his sister has scandalized the family by her premarital pregnancy, and his warlord father continues to cling to his traditional ideals... more

  • The House of Earth (House of Earth #1-3)
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    The House of Earth (House of Earth #1-3)

    Pearl S. Buck

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1935

    The Pulitzer Prize-winning classic novel of China, together with its two sequels--by the Nobel Prize winner. The Good Earth is Buck's classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Wang Lung, a Chinese peasant farmer, and his wife, O-lan, a former slave. With luck and hard work, the couple's fortunes improve over the years: They have sons and save steadily until one day they can afford to buy property in the House of Wang--the very house in which O-lan used to work... more

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