The Good Earth (House of Earth #1)
Ranked #1 in English For Beginners, Ranked #3 in China — see more rankings.
The Good Earth is Buck’s classic story of Wang Lung, a Chinese peasant farmer, and his wife, O-lan, a former slave. With luck and hard work, the couple’s fortunes improve over the years: They are blessed with 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. But success brings with it a new set of problems. Wang soon finds himself the... more
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Oprah Winfrey CEO/O NetworkReading Pearl Buck's writing feels like reading poetry to me. I just love the quiet rhythm of the words. They evoke the simple beauty of the characters and the harsh mystery of China's ancient culture. (Source)
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Rankings by Category
The Good Earth (House of Earth #1) is ranked in the following categories:
- #66 in AA
- #47 in Agriculture
- #95 in American Literature
- #12 in Asian
- #10 in Chinese
- #5 in Chinese History
- #29 in English
- #16 in Farming
- #53 in High School Reading
- #94 in Insightful
- #50 in Learn English
- #30 in Learning English
- #61 in Leather Bound
- #61 in Modern Classic
- #16 in Nobel
- #17 in Oprah
- #44 in Poverty
- #16 in Pulitzer Prize
- #57 in Used
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