Terra: Trilogy

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize, Bob Dylan, Oprah Winfrey, and Ha Jin highly recommend it as a "century-old book"! Wang Long, a poor farmer born in Anhui, married Alan, a maid from the Huang family, the landlord of the village. Although Alan is not beautiful and has a dull personality, he is hardworking and has given birth to two sons. The husband and wife worked together and had a good harvest. The good harvests in successive years even allowed Wang Long to save up and buy the fertile land of the Huang family, whose family business was declining. Just before wealth came, a natural disaster struck, and Wang Long had to flee to Nancheng with his family, begging and pulling carts, and eking out a living beside the city wall. Just when life was in quagmire, war broke out. Wang Lung unexpectedly robbed a wealthy family of silver from a house that had been robbed by thieves, and set out to return home. He used the unexpected wealth to buy cattle, seeds, and plowing equipment to revive his home. With good harvests every year, Wang Lung continued to buy more land and gradually became the richest man in the village. Wang Lung, who had become prosperous, began to go to restaurants and spend a lot of money. He also married a wine girl named He Hua as his concubine under Alan's eyes. Until natural disasters come again... "The Earth": Wang Long, a poor farmer born in Anhui, married Alan, a maid from the Huang family, the landlord of the village. Although Alan is not beautiful and has a dull personality, he is hardworking and has given birth to two sons. The husband and wife worked together and had a good harvest. The good harvests in successive years even allowed Wang Long to save up and buy the fertile land of the Huang family, whose family business was declining. Just before wealth came, a natural disaster struck, and Wang Long had to flee to Nancheng with his family, begging and pulling carts, and eking out a living beside the city wall. Just when life was in quagmire, war broke out. Wang Lung unexpectedly robbed a wealthy family of silver from a house that had been robbed by thieves, and set out to return home. He used the unexpected wealth to buy cattle, seeds, and plowing equipment to revive his home. With good harvests every year, Wang Lung continued to buy more land and gradually became the richest man in the village. Wang Lung, who had become prosperous, began to go to restaurants and spend a lot of money. He also married a wine girl named He Hua as his concubine under Alan's eyes. Until the natural disaster strikes again... "Sons": When the disaster passes, the home recovers, and the children grow up unknowingly. "Sons" begins with Wang Lung's death and tells the fate of Wang Lung's three sons. Wang Lao Er has a weak and lazy personality, loves women but is henpecked, and is a nominal landlord; Wang Lao Er was sent to work as a clerk in a grain store since he was a child. He knows how to plan and do business. He values ​​profits over righteousness and even keeps buying the land of his elder brother and younger brother, becoming a famous shopkeeper in the city. Originally, Wang Lung's third son, Wang Laohu, who was most looking forward to taking over the farming duties, broke with his father because of a maid and joined the army. Wang Long was cautious, did not approach women, and did not kill innocent people indiscriminately. He experienced ups and downs in the warlord wars and became a respected general... "Family Separation": Wang Long's grandchildren left farming and land. They were already descendants of landlords and moved to Shanghai, the coastal city with the most developed industry and commerce and the most active ideas at that time. Wang Yuan, Wang Laohu's only son, fled camp and returned to his hometown because he could not bear the harsh military training given by his warlord father. War broke out again, and Wang Yuan boarded a ship bound for the United States. The United States has a vast land, abundant resources, and developed agriculture. While experiencing the baptism of love from an American girl, Wang Yuan, who is homeless in both places, heads towards an unknown destiny...