Pearl S. Buck
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Sabrana dela 13: Ponosito srce
One of Pearl S. Buck's less frequently mentioned but very powerful novels (1938), which is quite different from her Chinese sagas. It is the story of a gifted, proud woman who struggles to remain both an artist and a woman, in a world that finds it diffic
Sabrana dela 14: Rastureni dom
It is the third and final novel in the "House of Earth" trilogy, following The Good Earth and Sons. The plot focuses on the third generation of the Wang family—specifically Wang Yuan, grandson of Wang Lung and son of the warlord Wang Tiger.
Sabrana dela 15: Sinovi
After their father's death, the three sons of peasant Wang Lung leave the land he loved; war, greed, and revolution tear the family apart and destroy the inheritance.
Sabrana dela 16: Skriveni cvet
The novel is an intimate, emotional story of forbidden love in post-war Japan. One of Buck's most personal works on the subject of interracial relationships. Less epic, more psychological and melancholic than her Chinese novels.
Sabrana dela 17: Tri kćeri gospođe Lijang
Nachdem ihr Mann eine Konkubine in ihr Haus gebracht hat, verlässt Frau Liang ihr Zuhause, eröffnet ein schickes Restaurant in Shanghai und schickt ihre drei Töchter zum Studium nach Amerika, während China von kommunistischen Umwälzungen erschüttert wird.
Sabrana dela 19: Zmajevo seme
Die Familie des chinesischen Bauern Ling Tan erlebt 1937 die japanische Invasion. Der Krieg zerstört ihr Leben, verändert ihre Sitten und Gebräuche und entfacht ihren Widerstand. Eine bewegende Geschichte über den Mut, das Leid und den Kampf des chinesisc
Sabrana dela 1: Božji ljudi
"God's People" (1951) is a novel in which the author compares the contrasting lives and ideals of two Americans who grew up as the sons of missionaries in China. The plot spans from the Boxer Rebellion (1900) to the mid-20th century.
Sabrana dela 20: Živa trska
"The Living Reed" (1963) is an epic historical novel in which the author depicts the turbulent history of Korea from the end of the 19th century to the end of World War II (1881–1945) through the fates of four generations of the aristocratic Korean Kim fa
Sabrana dela 2: 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.
Sabrana dela 3: Drugi bogovi
The novel Other Gods is a satirical and psychological story about the American cult of celebrity, idolatry, and the need of the masses to create "gods" out of ordinary people.