Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker) 1892-1973

The good earth by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
724 editions published between 1931 and 2010 in 42 languages and held by 6,380 libraries worldwide
Wang Lang, a simple peasant farmer, takes as a wife a battered slave girl who becomes an indomitable, loyal woman. Working the land together, they prosper and increase their holdings, yet Wang eventually betrays his family and neglects the earth he had worshipped.

Imperial woman; a novel by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
115 editions published between 1955 and 2011 in 18 languages and held by 3,236 libraries worldwide
Fictionized biography of Tzu-hsi, the last empress of China, who was known as "Old Buddha".

Dragon seed by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
110 editions published between 1929 and 2010 in 18 languages and held by 3,117 libraries worldwide
When the Japanese take Nanking, Ling Tan and his family must adjust to the changes in their lives and become guerilla fighters.

Pavilion of women by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
126 editions published between 1946 and 2010 in 24 languages and held by 3,003 libraries worldwide
From the author of The Good Earth comes the story of Madame Wu, a woman whose surprising decision to retire from married life and select a concubine for her husband upsets her extended household.

Mandala by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
76 editions published between 1970 and 2007 in 13 languages and held by 2,955 libraries worldwide
"Jagat, a prince in the Indian government before 1960, falls in love with an American, and the two search for their own identity in the new country."

The living reed, a novel by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
57 editions published between 1963 and 1999 in 10 languages and held by 2,908 libraries worldwide
Novel, with much historical background, of a family living in Korea from the era of Queen Min to the end of World War ii.

The three daughters of Madame Liang; a novel by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
77 editions published between 1969 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 2,878 libraries worldwide
A novel of China.

My several worlds, a personal record by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
53 editions published between 1953 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,524 libraries worldwide
Born of missionary parents and brought up in China the author devotes the major part of this autobiography to a social and political description of China, from the Boxer Rebellion to 1953. The last part of the book tells of her return to the United States, her interest in helping the unwanted children of the world, her work for international understanding. Through it all there are her books and her own family life.

Peony by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
101 editions published between 1948 and 2011 in 15 languages and held by 2,425 libraries worldwide
The life of a bondservant is inextricably related to the Jewish family she serves in this historic novel of K'aifeng Jews in the early 1800s.

The big wave by Pearl S Buck ( Book )
55 editions published between 1947 and 1999 in 5 languages and held by 2,235 libraries worldwide
His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.