Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography

Conn, Peter

ISBN 10: 0521639891 / ISBN 13: 9780521639897

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00072593070

Synopsis:

'An elegant, absorbing book.' Washington Post

Review: 'A fascinating book and one that is, for all its scholarly apparatus and methodical presentation of data, as much of a page turner as anything Buck ever wrote ... Peter Conn's biography is an indispensable resource.' New York Times Book Review

'Peter Conn, Buck's biographer, has done an amazing job of reminding us about Pearl Buck, and about our own recent past. Conn came to this project not through her books ... but through one of Buck's agencies. He's responded, paid his debt, with almost Chinese filial piety, in writing this elegant, absorbing book.' Washington Post

'Expertly written, not only a biography but as political history as well.' Library Journal

'With straightforward prose and balanced assessment of her accomplishments, Conn convinces us that Pearl Buck was a great person indeed.' Booklist

'[T]his brilliantly conceived biography steers a sympathetic yet intelligently balanced course, revealing in fascinating detail the gripping life story of a compelling woman.' Publishers Weekly

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good