Pearl S. Buck
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Dobra zemlja
Pearl S. Buck depicts the life of Chinese peasant Wang Lung, his rise from poverty to wealth, and the disintegration of family ties. The novel explores the relationship between man and land, tradition, social change, and moral challenges.
Eine Liebesehe / Das Gelöbnis
"One Marriage" is a more intimate, psychological portrait of marriage, while "The Promise" is an epic war novel. Both works reflect an author who lived in China and had a deep understanding of the conflicts between East and West.
Hleba i ljubavi
Two Americans meet as young men in late 19th century China. One becomes a powerful media mogul obsessed with control, the other a humanitarian doctor. An epic tale of friendship, power, ideals and the clash of two opposing worldviews.
Jedan brak
The main character is Hanako, a young Japanese woman educated at an American university, who returns to a devastated Tokyo after the war.
Jedan brak
The novel One Marriage by American author Pearl S. Buck deals with a love story that develops between two people from completely different cultural and social backgrounds in the post-war period.
Lebendiger Bambus
The novel depicts the history of Korea through the fate of one family, highlighting the struggle for freedom, the preservation of tradition, and the power of human perseverance.
Mati
A novel about a Chinese peasant woman who, after her husband leaves, raises her children alone, struggling with poverty, loneliness and social pressures, in a poignant story of motherhood and endurance.
Peonija, cvijet Istoka
A novel by American Nobel laureate Pearl S. Buck, set in the 19th century Chinese city of Kaifeng, known for its Jewish community. The story follows Peony, a young Chinese maid in the home of the prominent Jewish family of Ezra ben Israel.
Sabrana dela 10: Mati
A poor Chinese peasant woman, abandoned by her husband, raises three children alone, struggling with hunger, poverty and social pressures. A moving story of maternal strength and sacrifice.
Sabrana dela 11: Obećanje
The Promise (1943) is a direct sequel to the novel Dragon Seed. The story takes place during World War II, mainly in Burma in 1942, as the Japanese advance through Asia.