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A House Divided.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Good Earth TrilogyPublisher: : Open Road Media, 2012Copyright date: ©1935Description: 1 online resource (629 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781453263488
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: A House DividedDDC classification:
  • 813/.5/2
LOC classification:
  • PS3503.U198E86 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- A Biography of Pearl S. Buck -- Copyright.
Summary: The conclusion to Buck's celebrated Good Earth trilogy: the story of a man's return to a homeland embroiled in revolutionOn the eve of a popular rebellion, the Chinese government starts to crack down in cities across the country. Fleeing the turmoil, Wang Yuan, the son of a famous general and grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth, leaves for America to study agriculture. When he returns to China six years later, he encounters a nation still in the grip of violent uprisings. Unprepared for the social upheaval, Wang is torn by the tensions between old traditions and new ways, and by his formidable family, whose struggles he hopes to solve. A reflective finale to Buck's groundbreaking and bestselling trilogy, A House Divided is a rich and unforgettable portrait of a family-and a nation-in transition. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author's estate.
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A man returns to his native China to find upheaval in both his homeland and his family in this novel by a New York Times -bestselling author.

On the eve of a popular rebellion, the Chinese government starts to crack down in cities across the country. Fleeing the turmoil, Wang Yuan, the son of a famous general and grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth , leaves for America to study agriculture. When he returns to China six years later, he encounters a nation still in the grip of violent uprisings. Unprepared for the social upheaval, Wang is torn by the tensions between old traditions and new ways, and by his formidable family, whose struggles he hopes to solve. A reflective finale to Buck's groundbreaking and bestselling trilogy, A House Divided is a rich and unforgettable portrait of a family--and a nation--in transition. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author's estate.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- A Biography of Pearl S. Buck -- Copyright.

The conclusion to Buck's celebrated Good Earth trilogy: the story of a man's return to a homeland embroiled in revolutionOn the eve of a popular rebellion, the Chinese government starts to crack down in cities across the country. Fleeing the turmoil, Wang Yuan, the son of a famous general and grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth, leaves for America to study agriculture. When he returns to China six years later, he encounters a nation still in the grip of violent uprisings. Unprepared for the social upheaval, Wang is torn by the tensions between old traditions and new ways, and by his formidable family, whose struggles he hopes to solve. A reflective finale to Buck's groundbreaking and bestselling trilogy, A House Divided is a rich and unforgettable portrait of a family-and a nation-in transition. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author's estate.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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