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Article: The Good Earth.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)
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- Kliatt
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- July 1, 2002
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THE GOOD EARTH. Pearl S. Buck. 1931/2001. Read by Kate Reading. Books on Tape. 8-1 hour tapes. 0-7366-8490-5. $64.00. Vinyl; plot notes. SA
This classic, with all of the horrors, live and in color, of pre-revolutionary China, tells the story of Wang Lung, who started out as a poor peasant, married a resourceful, faithful and hardworking slave, and who, through their hard work and her ingenuity, were able to buy land and become rich peasants and raise their family in luxury, eventually hoarding grain while poor peasants starved--just as others had done to Wang Lung when he was poor. It is also a story of the ...