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Pearl Buck in China : Journey to the Good Earth by Hilary Spurling (2010, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101416540423
ISBN-139781416540427
eBay Product ID (ePID)79829782
Product Key Features
Book TitlePearl Buck in China : Journey to the Good Earth
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen Authors, General, Literary, Asia / China, Historical
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorHilary Spurling
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight18.3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-007712
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A compelling study of a woman who tried to make sense of the poverty, violence and suffering she saw as a child in rural China by setting down everything that happened to her, stripping away both the lies of her family and society in her search for self-identity and truth. Spurling's penetrating insight and virtuoso style create a fascinating portrait of an author's coming of age." --Jennet Conant, author of Tuxedo Park and The Irregulars, “An energized and engrossing portrayal of Pearl Buck. . . . Intensely sympathetic.� Jonathan Spence, The New York Review of Books, "Hilary Spurling has given us a riveting, multi-dimensional portrait of a writer torn between her Chinese childhood and her American roots. Haunting, yet firmly rooted in Chinese history, Pearl Buck in China shows the real Pearl Buck behind the well-known iconic image." --Hannah Pakula, author of The Last Empress, "Hilary Spurling has given us a riveting, multi-dimensional portrait of a writer torn between her Chinese childhood and her American roots. Haunting, yet firmly rooted in Chinese history,Pearl Buck in Chinashows the real Pearl Buck behind the well-known iconic image."? --Hannah Pakula, author ofThe Last Empress, “Penetrating. . . . Ms. Spurling writes well, and with real feeling. . . . The resulting portrait is a complicated one, but it has an absorbing glow. . . . It’s a good story, easily as curious as any Buck herself put to paper.� Dwight Garner, The New York Times, Advance Praise for Pearl Buck in China "Pearl Buck is one of the greatest writers on China, and Hilary Spurling has brought her and the China of her time to life with amazing immediacy and perception." --Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans, " Hilary Spurling's riveting biography should bring Buck, and her work, back to the forefront of public consciousness as China once again looms large in our political and cultural lives. A marvellous book." --Erica Wagner, literary editor of The Times (London) and author of Ariel's Gift, '"Hilary Spurling's riveting biography should bring Buck, and her work, back to the forefront of public consciousness as China once again looms large in our political and cultural lives. A marvellous book."? --Erica Wagner, literary editor ofThe Times(London) and author ofAriel's Gift, " Pearl Buck in China is one of those exceedingly rare biographies where the reader senses the most powerful connection between author and subject, enabling remarkably sensitive understanding and insight." - San Francisco Chronicle, "Penetrating. . . . Ms. Spurling writes well, and with real feeling. . . . The resulting portrait is a complicated one, but it has an absorbing glow. . . . It's a good story, easily as curious as any Buck herself put to paper." -Dwight Garner, The New York Times, "Boldly conceived and magnificently written, original, enlightening, and with a narrative as thrilling as an epic film, Pearl Buck in China is a triumphant landmark in the development of creative biography." --Elaine Showalter, author of A Jury of Her Peers, "An energized and engrossing portrayal of Pearl Buck. . . . Intensely sympathetic." -Jonathan Spence, The New York Review of Books, Advance Praise forPearl Buck in China'"Pearl Buck is one of the greatest writers on China, and Hilary Spurling has brought her and the China of her time to life with amazing immediacy and perception."? --Jung Chang, author ofWild Swans, “Ms. Spurling is an exquisite writer, and Pearl Buck in China is beautifully paced.� The Wall Street Journal, "Ms. Spurling is an exquisite writer, and Pearl Buck in China is beautifully paced." - The Wall Street Journal, "From its wonderful opening sentence to its poignant close, this is a superb biography. Spurling has brought her characters to robust life. Readers will learn what they need to know about China in that tumultuous time and place at the beginning of the 20th century." --Peter Conn, Vartan Gregorian Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania, author of Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography, "A compelling study of a woman who tried to make sense of the poverty, violence and suffering she saw as a child in rural China by setting down everything that happened to her, stripping away both the lies of her family and society in her search for self-identity and truth. Spurling's penetrating insight and virtuoso style create a fascinating portrait of an author's coming of age."? --Jennet Conant, author ofTuxedo ParkandThe Irregulars, "From its wonderful opening sentence to its poignant close, this is a superb biography. Spurling has brought her characters to robust life. Readers will learn what they need to know about China in that tumultuous time and place at the beginning of the 20th century."--Peter Conn, Vartan Gregorian Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania, author ofPearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography, "Boldly conceived and magnificently written, original, enlightening, and with a narrative as thrilling as an epic film,Pearl Buck in Chinais a triumphant landmark in the development of creative biography."--Elaine Showalter, author ofA Jury of Her Peers, “ Pearl Buck in China is one of those exceedingly rare biographies where the reader senses the most powerful connection between author and subject, enabling remarkably sensitive understanding and insight.� San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Decimal813/.52 B
SynopsisThe much honored biographer unearths the life and work of Nobel Prize winner Pearl Buck, whose novels captured ordinary life in China.
LC Classification NumberPS3503.U198Z845 2010
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