A House Divided Pearl S Buck 1945 War Edition 1965 News Clipping Pulitzer Nobel

Description: This book is the 1945 Tower Edition published by The World Publishing Co. It is a “war-time” printing that was, as described within, “manufactured in compliance with The War Production Board’s ruling for conserving paper.” This makes the book lighter in weight and bulk. It is in very good condition, though with substantial yellowing of the paper. The spine is very tight and the boards flat and sturdy. The dust jacket is held together with archival tape to stabilize it. Found folded within the pages of this book was a 1965 newspaper clipping about the author, who was 73 years old at the time. It will be included with this purchase. Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) was an American author and Nobel Prize winner. She was the first American woman to win both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes for literature. Buck is best known for her 1931 novel The Good Earth, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. Many of her books and short stories are based on her experiences in China, where she grew up as the child of missionaries. She was raised bilingual, speaking both Chinese and English. In addition to her writing, Buck was a strong advocate for women's rights, civil rights, and the welfare of Asian children. She also established the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, a humanitarian organization. A House Divided is a historical fiction novel by Pearl S. Buck that was first published in 1935. It is the third and final book in The House of Earth trilogy, which also includes The Good Earth and Sons. The story is about Wang Yuan, the grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth, who returns to China after six years abroad to find a peasant uprising in progress. Wang is torn between the opposing ideas of different generations, and is unprepared for the social upheaval. The novel is a rich portrait of a family and nation in transition, and is considered a powerful portrayal of China during revolution. Some readers have described it as the best of the trilogy, and others have said it is "an insightful adventure" and "the Chinese equivalent of Tolstoyism".

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