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Imperial woman, the story of the last empress of china by. She received the nobel prize for literature in 1938. Pearl sydenstricker was raised in zhenjiang in eastern china by her presbyterian missionary parents. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the good earth. Buck page 6 pearl became active in promoting civil rights and womens rights. The big wave by pearl s buck and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She won the child study associations childrens book award for. Buck 18921973 was a bestselling and nobel prizewinning author of fiction and nonfiction, celebrated by critics and readers alike for her groundbreaking depictions of rural life in china.
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