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Loading... Oostenwind, westenwind (original 1929; edition 1932)by Pearl S. Buck
Work InformationEast Wind, West Wind by Pearl S. BUCK (1929)
   1930s (258) No current Talk conversations about this book. 8401813042  archivomorero | Jun 27, 2022 |  comprado por angeles  fernandocalleja | Feb 21, 2020 | Epistolar. Se lee del tirón (  ) aliolica | Jun 24, 2016 | A gentle, well-told tale of pre-Revolution China. A girl from a traditional upper class home is given in an arranged marriage to a man who has traveled in the western lands and learned European/American ways. Love slowly develops between them as she tries to adapt her cloistered upbringing and traditions to his modern ideas. In a final act of commitment, she unbinds her feet. Pearl Buck, straddling as she did these two worlds, brings a gentle understanding and empathy to this story (  )2  MerryMary | Feb 28, 2007 | no reviews | add a review
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The story is told from the eyes of a traditional Chinese girl, Kwei-lan, married to a Chinese man, a medical doctor, educated abroad. A girl from a traditional upper class home is given in an arranged marriage to a man who has traveled in the western lands and learned European/American ways. Love slowly develops between them as she tries to adapt her cloistered upbringing and traditions to his modern ideas. No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52 — Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC ClassificationRatingAverage: (3.97)
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