Pulitzer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1932) Winner
Pearl S. Buck
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Pearl S. Buck
Pen Names:
John Sedges（Male pen name used for some novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1892-06-26 （Hillsboro, West Virginia, U.S.）
- Died
- 1973-03-06 （Danby, Vermont, U.S.） age 80
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Religion
- Presbyterian
- Residence History
- China (Huai'an, Zhenjiang, Nanjing; summer villa in Kuling/Mount Lu) → United States (West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Vermont, etc.)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Teacher, Humanitarian, Activist, Film producer
- Active Years
- 1914-1973
- Influenced By
- Classical Chinese novels (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Dream of the Red Chamber, etc.), Her missionary parents and their experiences, Contemporary Chinese writers (Xu Zhimo, Lin Yutang, etc.)
- Influenced
- Anchee Min (Chinese-American author), Writers of Asian American literature, Advocates for international and interracial adoption
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph-Macon Woman's College | — | — | BA | 1911–1914 | United States |
| Cornell University | — | — | MA | 1924（在学期間の詳細不明） | United States |
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Degree:
BA
Period:
1911–1914
Year of Graduation:
1914
Country:
United States
Graduated Phi Beta Kappa
Cornell University
Degree:
MA
Period:
1924（在学期間の詳細不明）
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
United States
Earned master's degree during a temporary return to the U.S.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Pulitzer Prize for the Novel | The Good Earth | — | Pulitzer Prize organization | 受賞 |
| 1938 | Nobel Prize in Literature | For her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her 'masterpieces' (memoir-biographies of her parents) | — | Swedish Academy | 受賞 |
| 1935 | William Dean Howells Medal | — | — | Awarding literary organization | 受賞 |
| 1948 | Child Study Association of America's Children's Book Award | The Big Wave | — | Child Study Association of America | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for the Novel
1932
Work:
The Good Earth
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize organization
Result:
受賞
Nobel Prize in Literature
1938
Work:
For her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her 'masterpieces' (memoir-biographies of her parents)
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
受賞
William Dean Howells Medal
1935
Organization:
Awarding literary organization
Result:
受賞
Child Study Association of America's Children's Book Award
1948
Work:
The Big Wave
Organization:
Child Study Association of America
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1932) Winner
Nobel Prize in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1938) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Good Earth
1931 Novel (social/peasant literature)A multigenerational story of a Chinese farming family centered on land, family, poverty, prosperity, tradition and change.
Peasant lifeFamily and generational changeLand and livelihoodTradition vs. modernization
Adaptations
- [Film] The Good Earth (film) / Sidney Franklin (1937)
Translations
- The Good Earth
The Big Wave
1948 Children's literatureA children's story set in Japan dealing with the forces of nature, human resilience, loss and hope.
Natural disasterCourageRecovery
Adaptations
- [Film] The Big Wave (film) (1961)
Translations
- The Big Wave
The Living Reed
1963 Novel (historical)A historical novel set in Korea, tracing family history through modern historical changes.
HistoryFamilyNation and the individual
Bibliography
- The Good Earth (1931)
- East Wind: West Wind (1930)
- The Big Wave (1948)
- Imperial Woman (1956)
- The Living Reed (1963)
- Biographies of her parents (Fighting Angel, The Exile, etc.)
Adaptations
- The Good Earth (film, 1937)
- The Big Wave (film, 1961)
- Dragon Seed (film, 1944)
Translations by Author
- Translation of the Chinese classic Water Margin as All Men Are Brothers
Translations of Works
- The Good Earth has been translated into many languages, including Chinese and Japanese
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Plain, lyrical narrationRich in descriptive scenesSympathetic perspective toward people and rural life
- Recurring Motifs
- Land and livelihoodFamily bonds and generational changeCross-cultural understandingEmpathy for the marginalized
Health
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Strokes (multiple)1960年代以降Led to long-term health decline and limited public activity
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Lung cancer1973（死因）Cause of death in 1973
Legacy
Pearl S. Buck introduced rural Chinese life to the West and devoted herself to international adoption and humanitarian work. Widely known for winning the Nobel Prize and the Pulitzer Prize, her work and political positions have also undergone reappraisal in recent decades.
Museums
- Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Hillsboro, West Virginia, U.S.
- Pearl S. Buck House (Green Hills Farm) Near Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Pearl S. Buck Memorial House Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Academic Societies
- Phi Beta Kappa (honorary association at graduation)
Archives
- Pearl S. Buck International (archives)
- West Virginia & Regional History Center (Pearl S. Buck Collection)
In Popular Culture
- U.S. postage stamp (Great Americans series, 1983, 5¢)
- Film adaptations including The Good Earth (1937)
Quotes
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I am an American by birth and by ancestry, but my earliest knowledge of story, of how to tell and write stories, came to me in China.
Source: Nobel Lecture (1938), "The Chinese Novel" (1938)
Trivia
- Published some works under the male pen name 'John Sedges'.
- Her tombstone is inscribed in Chinese characters '賽珍珠' (Sai Zhenzhu) rather than in English.
- Pioneered international and interracial adoption initiatives, founding Welcome House.