The Earth Trilogy

The work of an American writer who won the Nobel Prize for writing about China, the masterpiece of Pearl Buck, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize, a refined translation by famous writers! The book of destiny of a nation, The tortuous path of search for three generations. ★"The Earth": A generation thrives in the land and dissolves in the land. "Thinking of the land lying there waiting for him, with abundant spring rains, filled his heart with hope." ★"Sons": There is no father who does not long for his son, and there are few sons who do not betray his father. "He said to himself many times: 'If spring never comes again, I will kill those who rebel against me.'" ★"Family Separation": A person who cannot live in the same place with his whole body and soul may not be able to create anything. "I wish the moonlight didn't shine so clear - it makes me long for something, like the home I never had." Introduction "Earth" At the beginning of the story, the young farmer Wang Long marries Alan, a maid from the rich man Huang's family. Wang Lung is industrious and frugal, has a flexible mind, and has a good way of gathering wealth; Alan is silent and serious in temperament, but has great survival wisdom and can always guide Wang Lung to make the right choice at critical moments. The couple became wealthy. Although they experienced twists and turns of natural and man-made disasters, they were overcome one by one. In the end, Wang Lung became a big landowner. The increase in wealth also caused him to become arrogant and lascivious, and became obsessed with the prostitute He Hua. Alan felt so painful about her husband's betrayal that she eventually fell ill and died. After Alan's death, Wang Lung understood her importance in the family, but what had happened could not be changed. He continued to move forward until his children grew up and he grew older... "Sons" This book takes the story of Wang Long's three sons, especially the youngest son Wang Hu, as the main line. Wang Lung maintained a deep love for the land throughout his life, but none of his three sons inherited his love. Although the eldest son is a big landowner, he only loves to have fun and regards taking care of the land as a burden; the second son is shrewd and stingy and is good at business; the third son Wang Hu broke with his father because of the maid Lihua and joined the army. His power continued to expand and eventually he became a warlord. "Family Separation" This book takes the story of Wang Hu's only son Wang Yuan as the main line. Unable to bear his father's strict control, Wang Yuan first fled to the mud house where his grandfather Wang Lung lived, where he found an unprecedented peace of mind. After his whereabouts were discovered by his father, he fled to Shanghai where his uncle and cousins ​​settled. After being killed in Shanghai, he fled again and boarded a ship to the United States. On the other side of the world, he saw the beauty and wealth of a foreign country, but at the same time felt that he could not integrate into this land. Many years later, he returned to his motherland and found that there was no place for him in the motherland. His half-new and half-old soul was tearing him apart forever...