East Wind: West Wind
The Saga of a Chinese Family| By: | Pearl S. Buck |
| Publisher: | Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press) |
| Print ISBN: | 9781453263464 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781453267271 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Nobel winner Pearl S. Buck?s classic debut novel, about one Chinese woman?s coming of age as she?s torn between Eastern and Western cultures Kwei-lan is a traditional Chinese girl?taught by her mother to submit in all things, ?as a flower submits to sun and rain alike.? Her marriage was arranged before she was born. As she approaches her wedding day, she?s surprised by one aspect of her anticipated life: Her husband-to-be has been educated abroad and follows many Western ideas that Kwei-lan was raised to reject. When circumstances push the couple out of the family home, Kwei-lan finds her assumptions about tradition and modernity tested even further. ? East Wind: West Wind is a sensitive, early exploration of the cross-cultural themes that went on to become a hallmark of Buck?s acclaimed novels. ? This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author?s estate.