Title: The Good Earth
First published: 1960
Description: This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.

Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.
Subjects: China, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Social life and customs, History, Farmers' spouses, Married women, Manners and customs, Farm life, Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Good earth (Buck, Pearl S.), Open Library Staff Picks, award:pulitzer_prize=1932, Pulitzer Prize Winner, award:pulitzer_prize=fiction, Wealth, Farmers, Social conditions, 1928-1937, Reading, Study and teaching, Humanities, Comic books, strips, Comics & graphic novels, general, Fiction, sagas, Fiction, classics, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, In literature, History and criticism, American literature, Married women in literature, Literature, Novela norteamericana, Dorf, Familie, Married women -- China -- Fiction, Femmes mariées -- Chine -- Romans, nouvelles, etc, China -- History -- 1928-1937 -- Fiction, China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction, Chine -- Histoire -- 1928-1937 -- Romans, nouvelles, etc, Chine -- Mœurs et coutumes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc, China, Farmers' spouses -- Comic books, strips, etc, Married women -- Comic books, strips, etc, Farm life -- Comic books, strips, etc, China -- Comic books, strips, etc, Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973. Good earth -- Examinations -- Study guides, Black power
Places: China
People: Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)
Time periods: 1928-1937, 1912-1949