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Pearl S. Buck

PEARL S. BUCK (1892–1973) was born in West Virginia but spent most of her childhood and much of her adulthood in China. In 1932, Buck won the Pulitzer Prize for her second novel, The Good Earth. In 1938 she was the first American woman to be honored with the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The Good Earth

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The Good Earth

Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.

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