"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 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 Laohu is cautious, does not approach women, and does not kill innocent people indiscriminately. He has experienced ups and downs in the warlords' melee, and has become a respected general...
"Family Separation": Wang Lung'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...
Reader comments
The most exciting parts of the book are the first two chapters. The first chapter is about how Wang Long started his career, from poverty to a landowner with hundreds of acres of fertile land. Chapter 2: Wang Lung's three sons have different personalities and take different paths. The writing is interesting and vivid, and it is reasonable. The third chapter writes about Wang Lung's grandchildren, with source as the center. Wang Lung's grandsons inherited their father's legacy. The contrast between Meng, Sheng and Yuan's social and family responsibilities is obvious. Only the source can give people hope. The third chapter has a larger psychological description and fewer resonant sections.
Like the writing style of Red and Black, and like a piece of Chinese history, Wang Long is a shrewd representative of a small number of Chinese farmers. He has built a large family fortune on his own and exposed his children and grandchildren to the outside world. The novel successfully describes the changes of various characters from the bottom to the rich!
Good to see, it was a bad era, and it was also an era of transition from old to new, with infinite possibilities. I would like to thank the author for his deep love for the land of China. His sincere love for the land was the driving force for writing this article. A classic worth reading.
Many scenes in the story are similar to today's reality. Wang Long worked hard to save family property and land for his children, but the children did not cherish it or pay attention to it. Wang Hu always wanted to love his children, but the children always wanted to escape, even if they borrowed a lot of foreign debt, just so that his son could live a good life outside. Every time he looked at his son, he had to say, let's see who has a good-looking son like mine, right? When Yuan is in a foreign country, he never wants to hear people say that there is something bad about his motherland. Even if it is true, he still creates a picture in his mind that his homeland is already very good. Later, when I returned to my hometown, I slowly accepted and adapted to the sloppy scenes. When Yuan saw that his father was seriously ill and had nothing, he felt guilty and sad. He really felt sorry for his father. As a marriage partner arranged by his parents, he emphasized that a marriage without love is very sad and that he should find someone he loves [laughing]
The rise of a family's honor and disgrace, the collision of old and new ideas! It makes people forget to leave!
The first part of The Earth is the most exciting. It is really amazing that an American can describe China's customs and customs so well.
The rise of a family, the rise and fall of three generations. The prosperity of the human population comes from the prosperity of the land. People cannot live without the land. They are like big trees rooted in the soil. Only when the soil is fertile and the weather is smooth can the trees flourish. Highly recommended! Good book
As an American, writing about China's land, clans and changes may seem straightforward, but it is profound and simple. It is worth reading and thinking about.
If I were to give this book another name, I would call it "How a Landlord Became a Landlord". Some people say that this is a foreigner writing about rural China, which is untrue. In my opinion, this is not the case. It is more true than a Chinese writing about Chinese people. Even Pearl Buck's criticism was more humane.
I don't know how to comment. It's really a page-read that I don't want to miss. It's great that Wang Yuan and Mei Lin can be together. I feel that the author is not like a foreigner. He knows the old China too well at that time, and the writing is profound. I can't put it down after just one glance. It's worth reading.
Trilogy, the first generation, Wang Lung works hard to earn land, and his wife Alan works hard without complaining, like a real mother earth; the second generation focuses on the third oldest king of this generation, Wang Hu, a warlord who occupies the territory; the third generation focuses on Wang Yuan, who has been hesitating.
In fact, I prefer to read the chapters about the first part, The Earth, and the second part, The Sons. They are very brisk to read. They are the same as the connection with the land in the recent TV series "Life of All Things". The protagonist in the first part came from the land and became rich step by step. Later, his sons gradually broke away from the land and turned into pure enjoyment, doing business and going to war. Therefore, the protagonist in the first part left the village, the protagonist in the second part left the county, and the grandson in the third part left China and went to the world.
The content is rich and the characters are well thought out. It's very interesting to watch.
Writing about Wang Yuan's life abroad is a bit unbearable. The first two pages are so well written!
The content of the book seems real, readable and very attractive
It is a very suitable story to be continued. Life is endless from generation to generation, the wheels of history are rolling forward, and stories belonging to the earth are still being performed.
Keep watching, the curtain has opened, your imagination is being drawn... A good written story should be like this...
A good book worth reading, with delicate writing and simple language
The emotions are sincere and the inner description is meticulous. It is very real to understand the rise and fall of a family with the changes of the times, the transformation and the journey.
Simple and concise narration, the lives of ordinary people come alive on the page.
Wang Long, a farmer from Suzhou, is a farmer who loves the land from the bottom of his heart. Pearl Buck's Earth Trilogy closely follows the main line of land to unfold the story. Wang Lung obtained land and expanded it. From poverty, hunger, and fleeing famine, he took possession of the land and became a big local landowner. The thread is clear.
The characters are described in a three-dimensional yet detailed and realistic way, and the plot is meticulous. It is a rare piece of good writing [Like][Like]
The story is fascinating and worth reading
Everyone's work is worth reading!
Like to see real life portrayals
Nice! So pretty!
Write 🉐well, vividly and truly
It looks good, but the characters speak in a completely Western style, which is very uncomfortable.
The psychological description of the characters is very detailed.
Thank you Tomato for this book. I hope there will be more world literature books. I like this book very much! The audiobook rendition is also very good.
The most exciting parts of the book are the first two chapters. The first chapter is about how Wang Long started his career, from poverty to a landowner with hundreds of acres of fertile land. Chapter 2: Wang Lung's three sons have different personalities and take different paths. The writing is interesting and vivid, and it is reasonable. The third chapter writes about Wang Lung's grandchildren, with source as the center. Wang Lung's grandsons inherited their father's legacy. The contrast between Meng, Sheng and Yuan's social and family responsibilities is obvious. Only the source can give people hope. The third chapter has a larger psychological description and fewer resonant sections.
Like the writing style of Red and Black, and like a piece of Chinese history, Wang Long is a shrewd representative of a small number of Chinese farmers. He has built a large family fortune on his own and exposed his children and grandchildren to the outside world. The novel successfully describes the changes of various characters from the bottom to the rich!
Good to see, it was a bad era, and it was also an era of transition from old to new, with infinite possibilities. I would like to thank the author for his deep love for the land of China. His sincere love for the land was the driving force for writing this article. A classic worth reading.
Many scenes in the story are similar to today's reality. Wang Long worked hard to save family property and land for his children, but the children did not cherish it or pay attention to it. Wang Hu always wanted to love his children, but the children always wanted to escape, even if they borrowed a lot of foreign debt, just so that his son could live a good life outside. Every time he looked at his son, he had to say, let's see who has a good-looking son like mine, right? When Yuan is in a foreign country, he never wants to hear people say that there is something bad about his motherland. Even if it is true, he still creates a picture in his mind that his homeland is already very good. Later, when I returned to my hometown, I slowly accepted and adapted to the sloppy scenes. When Yuan saw that his father was seriously ill and had nothing, he felt guilty and sad. He really felt sorry for his father. As a marriage partner arranged by his parents, he emphasized that a marriage without love is very sad and that he should find someone he loves [laughing]
The rise of a family's honor and disgrace, the collision of old and new ideas! It makes people forget to leave!
The first part of The Earth is the most exciting. It is really amazing that an American can describe China's customs and customs so well.
The rise of a family, the rise and fall of three generations. The prosperity of the human population comes from the prosperity of the land. People cannot live without the land. They are like big trees rooted in the soil. Only when the soil is fertile and the weather is smooth can the trees flourish. Highly recommended! Good book
As an American, writing about China's land, clans and changes may seem straightforward, but it is profound and simple. It is worth reading and thinking about.
If I were to give this book another name, I would call it "How a Landlord Became a Landlord". Some people say that this is a foreigner writing about rural China, which is untrue. In my opinion, this is not the case. It is more true than a Chinese writing about Chinese people. Even Pearl Buck's criticism was more humane.
I don't know how to comment. It's really a page-read that I don't want to miss. It's great that Wang Yuan and Mei Lin can be together. I feel that the author is not like a foreigner. He knows the old China too well at that time, and the writing is profound. I can't put it down after just one glance. It's worth reading.
Trilogy, the first generation, Wang Lung works hard to earn land, and his wife Alan works hard without complaining, like a real mother earth; the second generation focuses on the third oldest king of this generation, Wang Hu, a warlord who occupies the territory; the third generation focuses on Wang Yuan, who has been hesitating.
In fact, I prefer to read the chapters about the first part, The Earth, and the second part, The Sons. They are very brisk to read. They are the same as the connection with the land in the recent TV series "Life of All Things". The protagonist in the first part came from the land and became rich step by step. Later, his sons gradually broke away from the land and turned into pure enjoyment, doing business and going to war. Therefore, the protagonist in the first part left the village, the protagonist in the second part left the county, and the grandson in the third part left China and went to the world.
The content is rich and the characters are well thought out. It's very interesting to watch.
Writing about Wang Yuan's life abroad is a bit unbearable. The first two pages are so well written!
The content of the book seems real, readable and very attractive
It is a very suitable story to be continued. Life is endless from generation to generation, the wheels of history are rolling forward, and stories belonging to the earth are still being performed.
Keep watching, the curtain has opened, your imagination is being drawn... A good written story should be like this...
A good book worth reading, with delicate writing and simple language
The emotions are sincere and the inner description is meticulous. It is very real to understand the rise and fall of a family with the changes of the times, the transformation and the journey.
Simple and concise narration, the lives of ordinary people come alive on the page.
Wang Long, a farmer from Suzhou, is a farmer who loves the land from the bottom of his heart. Pearl Buck's Earth Trilogy closely follows the main line of land to unfold the story. Wang Lung obtained land and expanded it. From poverty, hunger, and fleeing famine, he took possession of the land and became a big local landowner. The thread is clear.
The characters are described in a three-dimensional yet detailed and realistic way, and the plot is meticulous. It is a rare piece of good writing [Like][Like]
The story is fascinating and worth reading
Everyone's work is worth reading!
Like to see real life portrayals
Nice! So pretty!
Write 🉐well, vividly and truly
It looks good, but the characters speak in a completely Western style, which is very uncomfortable.
The psychological description of the characters is very detailed.
Thank you Tomato for this book. I hope there will be more world literature books. I like this book very much! The audiobook rendition is also very good.