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020			_a9781476733043
041			_aeng
082			_a813.52 BUC/G
100			_aBuck, Pearl S _99047
245			_aThe good earth
260			_bSimon & Schuster India -- _aUnited States of America -- _c2005
300			_axxi, 418p.
520			_aThis 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.
650			_aLiterature _98773
650			_aAmerican fiction _99057
650			_aChina History _99048
650			_aManners and customs _99015
650			_aMarried women _99049
942			_cBK