Pearl Buck Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Writers Pearl Buck Biography Pearl Buck was a Nobel Prize winning American writer best known for her novel âThe Good Earth.â This biography of Pearl Buck provides detailed information about her childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline. Quick Facts John Lossing Buck, Richard Walsh children 1938 - Nobel Prize in Literature 1932 - Pulitzer Prize for Image Credit Pearl S. Buck, born as Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker, was an American writer most famous as the author of the best selling novel, âThe Good Earthâ which won her a Pulitzer Prize. Though American by birth, she had spent almost half of her life in China and was raised in a bilingual environment. She is also known by her Chinese name, Sai Zhenzhu. A prolific writer, she published her first novel only when she was 39, but soon went on to write more than 70 other books, exploring a variety of genres. Buck chose China as the setting for the majority of her works.

Her first novel, âEast Wind, West Windâ dealt with the themes of cultural understanding and acceptance while her second novel âThe Good Earthâ, revolved around the life of a family in a Chinese village before World War II. . She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938 "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces." Her body of work consisted of novels, biographies, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama, and childrenâs literature. She was also a humanitarian at heart and was committed to a wide range of issues like womenâs rights, adoption, cultural values, immigration, and missionary work. As an adoptive mother, she established âWelcome Houseâ, an international, interracial adoption agency which has placed several thousands of children in loving homes till date. Childhood & Early Life Pearl Sydenstricker was born in West Virginia to Caroline Stulting and Absalom Sydenstricker. Both her parents were Presbyterian missionaries who went to China after their marriage. She was one of the seven children born to her parents, of whom only three survived to adulthood.

She was raised in a bilingual environment and was taught both English and Classical Chinese. She was a voracious reader from a young age. She went to the U.S to attend Randolph-Macon Woman's College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1914. She also served for sometime as a Presbyterian missionary but resigned after some controversy. Career She returned to China and taught English literature at the University of Nanking and the National Central University from 1920 to 1933. She started writing stories and essays for magazines like âNationâ, âThe Chinese Recorderâ, and âAtlantic Monthlyâ in the 1920âs. She had also begun work on her first novel âEast Wind, West Windâ, which was published in 1930. In 1924, she went to the U.S for a short time and earned her Masters degree from Cornell University. In 1925, she returned to China. In 1927, the political situation in China worsened and several Westerners were murdered. She fled to Japan and stayed there for a year before returning to China.

She now dedicated all her free time to her writing career and completed the manuscript for âThe Good Earthâ within a year. The novel was published in the U.S in 1931 and went on to become a bestseller. The sequel to the novel, âSonsâ was published in 1933. In 1933, she permanently left China and moved to the U.S. She went to Yale University and earned an additional masterâs degree. In 1935, she wrote âA House Dividedâ, the sequel to âSonsâ. The three novels, âThe Good Earthâ, âSonsâ and âA House Dividedâ form âThe House of Earthâ trilogy. Her career began to soar following the success of her novels and she wrote prolifically over the next few years bringing out one or sometimes even two novels per year.

She published âThis Proud Heartâ in 1938, followed by âThe Patriotâ (1939), âOther Godsâ (1940) and âChina Skyâ (1941). The 1940âs were among her most productive years when she wrote many novels, non-fiction books, and stories as well. Some of her best known works from this era include âOf Men and Womenâ (1941), Twenty-Seven Stories (1943), Peony (1948), and âFar and Near: Stories of Japan, China, and Americaâ (1949). In the 1950âs her published novels included âImperial Woman â(1956) and âLetter from Pekingâ (1957). Her non-fiction âThe Child Who Never Grewâ (1950) was about her daughter Carol who was severely mentally retarded. In spite of her advancing age, she never showed any signs of slowing down.

Even during the 1960s she wrote consistently, publishing works like âThe Living Reedâ (1963), âDeath in the Castleâ (1965), and âThe New Yearâ (1968). Major Works Her novel âThe Good Earthâ (1930) became a U.S best seller and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. The storyline revolves around the life of a family in China before the World War II. The novel has been adapted into Broadway plays and a film. The sequel to âThe Good Earthâ was published in 1932. It was titled âSonsâ and dealt with the issue of how the sons of an old man manage his property after his death. Her novel âChina Skyâ, published in 1941 focuses on themes like love, honor, and betrayal during wartime in China during the Japanese invasion. A film based on the book was made in 1945.

âThe Big Waveâ (1948) is a children novel which tells the story of how an orphaned boy who bravely faces many tragedies finds love and happiness again. Awards & Achievements She won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for her novel âThe Good Earthâ. The award is generally awarded to an American author for distinguished fiction dealing with American life, but in Buckâs case, it was awarded for her novel dealing with life in a Chinese village. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature 1938 âfor her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". Personal Life & Legacy She married John Lossing Buck, an agricultural economist in 1917. They had one biological daughter who was severely mentally retarded, and one adopted daughter. The couple divorced in 1935. She married Richard Walsh, an editor, in 1935. The couple adopted six more children. They had a loving marriage that lasted till Richardâs death in 1960. She established the Welcome House Inc. (now part of the Pearl S.

Buck International) in 1949 to promote international, interracial adoption of childrenâthe first one of its kind in the world. The institution has till now placed thousands of children in loving homes across the world. She died of lung cancer at the age of 80 in 1973. Trivia She was the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize for Literature. Her former residence at Nanjing University has been converted to the Sai Zhenzhu Memorial House. She was a pioneer in interracial adoption and had adopted two interracial children in the 1940âs when such a practice was practically unheard of. The U.S Postal Services issued a postage stamp in her honor in 1983. Translate this page to Spanish, French, Hindi, Portuguese Pictures of Pearl Buck 1000+ images about Author--BINCHY and BUCK on Pinterest | Circle of friends, Nobel prize in literature and Nobel prize Forward Pearl Buck (1892-1973), writer, civil rights activist, winner 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born Hillsboro, West Virginia to missionary parents. Taken to China at 3 months old.

Graduated Randolph-Macon Woman's College, Lynchburg, VA, Phi Beta Kappa, 1914. Masters from Cornell University in 1925. In 1949, outraged that existing adoption services considered Asian and mixed-race children unadoptable, Buck established Welcome House, Inc., the first international, interracial adoption agency. See More Pearl S. Buck, American Author of China Pearl S. Buck, American Author of China Updated on July 17, 2016 Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) | Source Books Published 1929 - 1941 East Wind: West Wind (1929) The Good Earth (1931) The House of Earth (1935) The Fighting Angel (1936) Portrait of a Marriage (1940) Dragon Seed (1941) Foreword Among the family legacy were books from the foregoing generation--hard cover books with dried binding and yellowing pages. Among these was East Wind: West Wind, which quickly became a favorite because the mood created within its pages was very different from other popular novels of the time.

Addressing the reader as "my sister," the author pulled the reader into an intimacy normally held only by a dear friend, a trusted friend with whom secrets could be shared and whose presence remained an influence forever. The author of the novel was Pearl S. Buck. "I have a secret I can only share with you, dear sister. Only you can I confide. Deep have been the sorrows of my heart. Deep has been the longing for the washing away of these doubts, fears, and confusions which have overshadowed me. Come with me, and let me tell you my story." Pearl's Birthplace in Virginia | Source Early Years Pearl was the seventh and youngest child of Caroline and Absalom Sydenstricker, who were Southern Presbyterian missionaries serving in China. The missionary parents had performed God's work twelve years before losing two sons to a tropical disease. Needing to recuperate from their losses, they returned to Hillsboro, Virginia, where Pearl was born. When the baby became three months of age, the dedicated couple obliged to continue their work in China--Absalom touring the countryside for converts, and Caroline operating her dispensary where she tended to China's needy women.

Homeschooling and a Chinese tutor became the Pearl's method of learning in Chinkiang (Zhenjiang) until she had to flee to Shanghai with her mother and siblings in 1900 due to the Boxer Rebellion , an effort by Chinese traditionalists to rid their country of all foreigners. The modern map below shows the relationship between the cities of Chinkiang (Zhenjiang) and Shanghai along the Yangtze River. {"lat":32.175312,"lng":119.459366,"zoom":7,"mapType":"TERRAIN","markers":[]} Mrs. Sydenstricker and the children anxiously awaited news of Absalom's fate for several months, Finally, the family reunited and returned to the States. While the parent missionaries resumed their work in China, 18-year-old Pearl attended Randolph-Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, where she studied for four years. Shortly after graduation, she left for China in spite of her desire to stay in the U.S. because her mother had fallen ill. In China she met her future husband, John Lossing Buck, an agricultural economist who was also doing missionary work for the Presbyterian church.

Pearl served as his interpreter, and they married in 1917. Three years later the couple birthed a daughter, who unfortunately suffered from phenylketonuria (PKU ), resulting in mental retardation. Pearl also had an hysterectomy relative to this birth. Desiring another child, the couple adopted another girl in 1925. Books Published 1943-1956 Once Upon a Christmas (1950) Hidden Flower (1952) Death in the Castle (1956) A Brief Overview of Her Writing Pearl began writing essays for magazines in the 1920s. She wrote consistently and published a book, fiction and non-fiction, almost annually. The Good Earth brought her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938. The book was a national best seller, topped only by Gone with the Wind. Certainly this author's life was challenging. Her mother died in 1921. Not only had she experienced the Boxer Rebellion in her youngest years, but the Nanking Incident in 1927.

Her marriage to John, too, was not the happiest, having the disabled child as they did. She divorced in 1935 and later remarried Robert Walsh, her publisher. Those who study literature have often observed that hardship seems to result in the best writing. This seems to be the case with Ms. Buck's writing. She was a prolific writer, the first American woman to become a Nobel laureate and the fourth woman to do so. Seventy (70) published novels are credited to her life's works. "To understand the Chinese culture, you have to understand something about the values of those people, and there is no better way to connect with the emotional life of those people than through the mastery of the timeless writings of Pearl S. Buck." Author's Note: In spite of the watermark and length of the following video, I felt it worth including because of its historical significance.

Books Published 1957 - 1970 The Three Daughters of Madame Liang (1969) Mandela: A Novel of India (1970) Other Names Pearl's middle, birth name was "Comfort." The author's Chinese name was "Sai Zhenzhu." Pearl Sydenstricker Buck also used the pseudonym "John Sedges." Author chose to keep "Buck" as her legal name after remarrying. A Final Word In her later years, Ms. Buck was very active in civil and women's rights, especially relevant to Asian-American relations. She founded East and West Association in 1941 and the Pearl S. Buck Foundation in 1964 to address the problems of outcast Amerasian children. Her legacy continues under the auspices of the Pearl S. Buck International . Biographical information on the Internet is extensive. The highlighted lists of her books are only partial, drawn from the lists of her most popular works. I have chosen to write about her because of the impression her book East Wind: West Wind made on me as a teenager and because of her writings in Once Upon a Christmas, an anthology of her Christmas memories and stories.

Most impressive is her first story bearing the same title as the book. In her account, Ms. Buck takes in an orphaned Chinese boy. She raises him and he becomes a compassionate, dedicated doctor during the uprisings around the time of the Nanking Incident. Her concluding words of the story are as follows: But it is not of his death that I think tonight. It is of him, as I saw him that Christmas Eve, long ago, a little child from nowhere, who came somehow to my door. *** Your Turn Biography from Antique Books Den - Browse recent arrivals Biography From Antique Books Den Want to know when Antique Books Den adds new books to this category? Notify me RECENT ARRIVALS BATTLE-FIELD AND HOSPITAL; OR, LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE GREAT REBELLION, EDGEWOOD EDITION By DR. L. P. BROCKETT PHILADELPHIA: HUBBARD BROTHERS, 1888 RARE BOOK, TERRIFIC PIECE OF HISTORY. GOOD SHAPE, WORN BUT STILL TIGHT AND VERY NICE ARTWORK. GREAT FOR THE COLLECTOR.

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Eliot and first published in 1909. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES. $17.50 THE EXILE By PEARL S. BUCK New York: P. F. COLLIER & SON, 1936 BEAUTIFUL, RICH LIGHT BROWN COVER WITH DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE AND GOLD PRINT SPINE. FORMER OWNERS NAME IN FRONT WITH DATE. TIGHT, NO OTHER MARKINGS. GREAT BOOK FOR THE BUCK LOVER. The Exile (New York: John Day, 1936) is a memoir/biography, or work of creative non-fiction, written by Pearl S. Buck about her mother, Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker (1857–1921), describing her life growing up in West Virginia and life in China as the wife of the Presbyterian missionary Absalom Sydenstricker. The book is deeply critical of her father and the mission work in China for their treatment of women. Buck also traces the arc of her mother's disillusionment with religion.

The success of the book led Buck to write a parallel memoir of her father, Fighting Angel, New York: John Day, 1936. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973), also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu (Chinese: 賽珍珠), was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in China. Her novel The Good Earth was the best-selling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES. $22.50 FIGHTING ANGEL, PORTRAIT OF A SOUL By PEARL S. BUCK New York: P. F.

COLLIER & SON, 1936 BEAUTIFUL, RICH LIGHT BROWN COVER WITH DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE AND GOLD PRINT SPINE. FORMER OWNERS NAME IN FRONT WITH DATE. TIGHT, NO OTHER MARKINGS. GREAT BOOK FOR THE BUCK LOVER. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul (1936) is a memoir, sometimes called a "creative non-fiction novel," written by Pearl S. Buck about her father, Absalom Sydenstricker (1852–1931) as a companion to her memoir of her mother, The Exile. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973), also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu (Chinese: 賽珍珠), was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in China. Her novel The Good Earth was the best-selling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932.

In 1938, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES. $22.50 THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME; DELIVERED UNDER THE SIMILITUDE OF A DREAM By JOHN BUNYAN NEW YORK: THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO., 1892 SMALL BOOK, FLOWER DESIGN, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE, FADED AND WORN, TIGHT AND GOOD SHAPE INSIDE, VERY NICE PIECE OF HISTORY. NO INTERNAL MARKINGS. John Bunyan ( baptised 30 November 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English writer and Baptist preacher best remembered as the author of the religious allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. In addition to The Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan wrote nearly sixty titles, many of them expanded sermons.

The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come; Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. Bunyan began his work while in the Bedfordshire county prison for violations of the Conventicle Act, which prohibited the holding of religious services outside the auspices of the established Church of England. Early Bunyan scholars like John Brown believed The Pilgrim's Progress was begun in Bunyan's second, shorter imprisonment for six months in 1675, but more recent scholars like Roger Sharrock believe that it was begun during Bunyan's initial, more lengthy imprisonment from 1660 to 1672 right after he had written his spiritual autobiography, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES. $27.50

Question: Which American author, born in 1892, whose novels include ‘The Good Earth’, is also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu?
Answer: Pearl S. Buck