num_pages: 500
description: Pearl S. Buck was one of the most renowned, interesting, and controversial figures ever to influence American and Chinese cultural and literary history--and yet she remains one of the least studied, honored, or remembered. In this richly illustrated and meticulously crafted narrative, Conn recounts Buck's life in absorbing detail, tracing the parallel course of American and Chinese history. This "cultural biography" thus offers a dual portrait: of Buck, a figure greater than history cares to remember, and of the era she helped to shape.
language: English
title: Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography
titlecomplete: Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography
genres: Asia, China, Female Authors, Biography, Womens, United States, Literature, Nonfiction, History, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 119
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography/Autobiography
publisher: Cambridge University Press