The good earth
by Pearl S. Buck, Nick Bertozzi, Ruth Goode, Donald F. Roden, Ernst Simon, and Stephen Colbourn
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This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.
Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.
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The good earth
2017, Simon & Schuster
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The Good Earth (Pacemaker Classics)
January 1999, Globe Fearon
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1985, Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
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Braille. Newark, N.J. : Meyer Center, New Jersey Commission for the Blind. 9 v. (524 p.).
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| February 13, 2022 | Edited by dcapillae | Merge works |
| July 22, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
| September 8, 2012 | Edited by VacuumBot | Updated format '[braille] /' to 'Braille'; cleaned up pagination; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work) |
| August 12, 2011 | Edited by ImportBot | fix bad IA fields |
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