Pearl Buck

1892 - 1973

first American Nobel Prizewinner whose writings reflected the 40 years she spent in China.

Pearl Buck was born in Viginia in the United States but became both a missionary and teacher in China and strove to improve Chinese-American relations. Her works include reflections on both American and Chinese thinking and she established the Pearl S Buck Foundation to assist illegitimate children born of U.S. servicemen and this foundation became... more »

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Imperial Woman Imperial Power -- Analysis of Imperial Woman (Pearl Buck) and the manner in which Buck exposes the palace intrigues of the Forbidden City.

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