パール・S・バック

『大地』は、パール・S・バックの長編小説。続編の『息子たち』、『分裂せる家』とあわせて三部作 "The House of Earth" を形成する。一般にこの三部作が『大地』として出版される。この作品でバックはノーベル文学賞を受賞した。

On her fortieth birthday, Madame Wu carries out a decision she has been planning for a long time: she tells her husband that after twenty-four years their physical life together is now over and she wishes him to take a second wife. The House of Wu, one of the oldest and most revered in China, is thrown into an uproar …

Imperial Woman is a novel by Pearl S. Buck first published in 1956. Imperial Woman is a fictionalized biography of Ci-xi, who was a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor and on his death became the de facto head of the Qing dynasty until her death in 1908. The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last Empress in China. In …

The story of Tzu Hsi is the story of the last empress in China. In the novel, Nobel Prize Winner, Pearl S. Buck recreates the life of one of the most interesting rulers during a time of intense turbulence. Pearl S. Buck's knowledge of and fascination with the Empresses' life are contagious. She reveals the essence …

Young Peony is sold into a rich Chinese household as a bondmaid -- an awkward role in which she is more than a servant, but less than a daughter. As she grows into a lovely, provocative young woman, Peony falls in love with the family's only son. However, tradition forbids them to wed. How she resolves her love for …

East Wind: West Wind is told from the eyes of a traditional Chinese girl, Kwei-lan, married to a Chinese medical doctor, educated abroad. The story follows Kwei-lan as she begins to accept different points of view from the western world, and re-discovers her sense of self through this coming-of-age narrative.

『息子たち』は1932年にパール・S・バックが発表した小説。『大地』の続編または第2部に当たる。

『分裂せる家』はパール・S・バックが発表した小説。『大地』、『息子たち』の続編。3部作の第3部に当たる。