Swann felt that the composer had been content (with the instruments at his disposal) to draw aside its veil, to make it visible, following and respecting its outlines with a hand so loving, so prudent, so delicate and so sure, that the sound altered at every moment, blunting itself to indicate a shadow, springing back into life when it must follow the curve of some more bold projection. This was what Vinteuil had done for the little phrase. The tale is one of human nature, and in this regard it does a superb job of laying it out like it is.

His lifelong search for contentment is in vain which raises the question of how much does one need to feel happy. The pride and strength of Wang Lung are obvious, yet he also struggles with the ugly side of pride. We are left with an impression of a man and his times that is so comprehensive. So much happens yet the words are not crammed in. This is as it would be when your primary goal is the survival of your family. That is to say we dont see or hear about them unless they directly affect his life. The times are hard, and intense, and even though big things are happening socially and politically, the book sees these changes thorough the eyes of Wang Lung. We follow his life in early 20th C China from the start of manhood, and his acquisition of a wife, to his last days. This is a family legacy book, a personal saga, a chronicle of the life and times of the main man Wang Lung. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate. A readers’ favorite for generations, this powerful and beautifully written fable resonates with universal themes of hope and family unity. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Will Wang’s family cherish the estate after he’s gone? And can his material success, the bedrock of his life, guarantee anything about his soul? Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the William Dean Howells Award, The Good Earth was an Oprah’s Book Club choice in 2004. Wang soon finds himself the target of jealousy, and as good harvests come and go, so does the social order. But success brings with it a new set of problems. With luck and hard work, the couple’s fortunes improve over the years: They have sons, and save steadily until one day they can afford to buy property in the House of Wang-the very house in which O-lan used to work. The Good Earth is Buck’s classic story of Wang Lung, a Chinese peasant farmer, and his wife, O-lan, a former slave.

The Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times–bestselling novel about a peasant farmer and his family in early twentieth-century China.

The good earth 1931