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02004aam a2200361Ma 4500 001 A089444690F111EA86A69E4897128E48 003 SILO 005 20200508010100 008 950717s1931 nyu 000 1 eng d 035 $a (OCoLC)612453553 040 $a AS4 $b eng $c AS4 $d OCLCQ $d WLM $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d OCL $d SILO 043 $a a-cc--- 050 14 $a PS3503.U198 $b G6 082 04 $a 813/.52 $2 20 100 1 $a Buck, Pearl S. $q (Pearl Sydenstricker), $d 1892-1973. 245 14 $a The good earth / $c Pearl S. Buck. 260 $a New York : $b Grosset & Dunlap by arrangement with John Day, $c ©1931. 300 $a 313 pages ; $c 20 cm 520 $a "This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic 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"--Publisher's web site. 650 0 $a Married women $z China $v Fiction. 651 0 $a China $x History $y 1928-1937 $v Fiction. 651 0 $a China $x Social life and customs $v Fiction. 650 7 $a Manners and customs. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01007815 650 7 $a Married women. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01010701 651 7 $a China. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01206073 648 7 $a 1928-1937 $2 fast 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 gsafd 941 $a 1 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508015828.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A089444690F111EA86A69E4897128E48 994 $a 92 $b UINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search