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When O-lan, a servant girl, marries the peasant Wang Lung, she
toils tirelessly through four pregnancies for their family's
survival. Reward at first is meagre, but there is sustenance in the
land - until the famine comes. Half-starved, the family joins
thousands of peasants to beg on the city streets. It seems that all
is lost, until O-lan's desperate will to survive returns them home
with undreamt of wealth. But they have betrayed the earth from
which true wealth springs, and the family's money breeds only
mistrust, deception - and heartbreak for the woman who had saved
them. The Good Earthis a riveting family saga and story of female
sacrifice - a classic of twentieth-century literature.
"If you're giving one book for Christmas, make it this one." -Jim
Trelease, author, The Read-Aloud Handbook They are some of the
warmest childhood memories, those unhurried evenings around the
fireplace, Christmas tree, or dinner table, when there was time for
a story. Now, with this collection, you can keep the story-telling
tradition alive in your family, and pass it on to your children or
grandchildren. Home for Christmas includes twenty time-honored
tales. Several are by world-famous authors; others are little-known
treasures translated from other languages. Selected for their
literary quality and spiritual integrity, they will resonate with
readers of all ages, year after year. With original woodcuts by
David Klein
Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain in Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it will wipe out the whole village and Jiya's family, too. As Jiya struggles to overcome his sorrow, he understands it is in the presence of danger that one learns to be brave, and to appreciate how wonderful life can be. The famous story of a Japanese boy who must face life after escaping the tidal wave destruction of his family and village. 1948 Children’s Book Award (Child Study Association)
This is a new release of the original 1942 edition.
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Voiceless India (Paperback)
Gertrude Emerson Sen; Introduction by Pearl S Buck; Contributions by Tagore, Rabindranath,
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R1,190
Discovery Miles 11 900
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Contributing Authors Include Arthur Garfield Hays, Chu Hsueh Fan,
Krishnalal Shridharani, And Many Others.
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Voiceless India (Hardcover)
Gertrude Emerson Sen; Introduction by Pearl S Buck; Contributions by Tagore, Rabindranath,
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R1,475
Discovery Miles 14 750
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
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rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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A "groundbreaking" memoir about raising a special-needs daughter in
an era of misinformation and prejudice-a classic that helped
transform our perceptions (Publishers Weekly). It was my child who
taught me to understand so clearly that all people are equal in
their humanity and that all have the same human rights. Pearl S.
Buck is known today for earning a Nobel Prize in Literature and for
such New York Times-bestselling novels as The Good Earth. What many
do not know is that she wrote that great work of art with the
motivation of paying for a special school for her oldest daughter,
Carol, who had a rare developmental disorder. What was called
"mental retardation" at the time-though some used crueler terms-was
a disability that could cause great suffering and break a parent's
heart. There was little awareness of how to deal with such
children, and as a result some were simply hidden away, considered
a source of shame and stigma, while others were taken advantage of
because of their innocence. In this remarkable account, which
helped bring the issue to light, Pearl S. Buck candidly discusses
her own experience as a mother, from her struggle to accept Carol's
diagnosis to her determination to give her child as full and happy
a life as possible, including a top-quality education designed
around her needs and abilities. Both heartrending and inspiring,
The Child Who Never Grew provides perspective on just how much
progress has been made in recent decades, while also offering
common sense and timeless wisdom for the challenges still faced by
those who love and care for someone with special needs. It is a
clear-eyed and compelling read by a woman renowned for both her
literary talent and her humanitarian spirit.
This is the Korean translation of Pearl S. Buck's "Wang Lung and
Other Stories," bilingual edition. (Korean/English).
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