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.
Jedan brak
Glavni lik je Hanako, mlada Japanka obrazovana na američkom univerzitetu, koja se nakon rata vraća u razoreni Tokio.
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
Roman prikazuje povijest Koreje kroz sudbinu jedne obitelji, ističući borbu za slobodu, očuvanje tradicije i snagu ljudske ustrajnosti.
Mati
Roman o kineskoj seljanki koja nakon muževa odlaska sama podiže djecu, boreći se s bijedom, usamljenošću i društvenim pritiscima, u potresnoj priči o majčinstvu i izdržljivosti.
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.
Sabrana dela 12: Paviljon žena
The novel The Pavilion of Women (1946) is one of Pearl S. Buck's most intimate and subtle stories. It is set among the old, wealthy Chinese Wu family, in the years immediately before the Japanese invasion.