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Kinfolk (Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck) by Pearl S. Buck is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Kinfolk (Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck) about?
Kinfolk is the story of a Chinese family. Dr. Liang moves to America in search of a better life, but his children long to return to China. Each responds to their new life in China differently, providing rich insight into the struggles between Eastern and Western culture, and the differences between generations.About the AuthorPearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia and taken to China as an infant before the turn of the century. Buck grew up speaking Chinese as well as English. She is the most widely translated American author to this day. She has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. She died in 1973.
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Pearl S. Buck
- Publisher
- Moyer Bell and its subsidiaries
- Published
- 1949
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781559211567
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.11 / 5 (464 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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