Pearl S. Buck: The First American Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Literature
2025-02-26
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1The year was 1931.
2The top selling book in the United States was The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.
3The following year, Buck won the Pulitzer Prize for the best novel by an American writer.
4In 1938, Buck became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
5She wrote more than one hundred books.
6She also wrote short stories, poetry, plays, essays, and children's books.
7But most people remember Pearl Buck for her novels about China.
8She knew the country and its people very well. For nearly 40 years, China was her home.
9Pearl's parents were Caroline and Absalom Sydenstricker.
10They were religious workers in China.
11Pearl's education began at home.
12Her mother taught her many of the things she would have learned in an American school.
13A Chinese teacher taught Pearl other subjects.
14In 1910, Pearl went back to the United States to study philosophy at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia.
15After graduation, she returned to China.
16Three years later, she met John Lossing Buck.
17He was a religious worker who studied agriculture.
18They were married and moved to a small village in the north of China.
19Their life among the poorest people provided the subject matter for many of the books she later wrote.
20The Good Earth is the story of a poor Chinese man named Wang Lung.
21His wife is O-Lan. They work very hard together and finally make enough money to buy some land for a farm.
22After a time, they grow enough crops to feed their family well, with some left over to sell.
23Their lives get much better, and they are happy.
24But the good times do not last.
25Pearl Buck wrote her first books about China at a time when most people in the world knew almost nothing about the Chinese way of life.
26After almost 40 years in China, the writer moved back to the United States.
27She bought Green Hills Farm in eastern Pennsylvania.
28She began to write articles for newspapers and magazines.
29She expressed her opinions on war, politics, religion, equal rights for all people and many other subjects.
30She also gave many speeches. Buck talked to young people about the importance of a good education.
31She also told them they needed to know more about other people around the world.
32Pearl Buck died in 1973 at the age of 80.
33I'm John Russell.
1The year was 1931. The top selling book in the United States was The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. 2The following year, Buck won the Pulitzer Prize for the best novel by an American writer. 3In 1938, Buck became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She wrote more than one hundred books. She also wrote short stories, poetry, plays, essays, and children's books. But most people remember Pearl Buck for her novels about China. She knew the country and its people very well. For nearly 40 years, China was her home. 4Early life 5Pearl's parents were Caroline and Absalom Sydenstricker. They were religious workers in China. 6Pearl's education began at home. Her mother taught her many of the things she would have learned in an American school. A Chinese teacher taught Pearl other subjects. 7In 1910, Pearl went back to the United States to study philosophy at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia. After graduation, she returned to China. Three years later, she met John Lossing Buck. He was a religious worker who studied agriculture. They were married and moved to a small village in the north of China. Their life among the poorest people provided the subject matter for many of the books she later wrote. 8The Good Earth 9The Good Earth is the story of a poor Chinese man named Wang Lung. His wife is O-Lan. They work very hard together and finally make enough money to buy some land for a farm. 10After a time, they grow enough crops to feed their family well, with some left over to sell. Their lives get much better, and they are happy. But the good times do not last. 11Pearl Buck wrote her first books about China at a time when most people in the world knew almost nothing about the Chinese way of life. 12After almost 40 years in China, the writer moved back to the United States. She bought Green Hills Farm in eastern Pennsylvania. She began to write articles for newspapers and magazines. She expressed her opinions on war, politics, religion, equal rights for all people and many other subjects. 13She also gave many speeches. Buck talked to young people about the importance of a good education. She also told them they needed to know more about other people around the world. 14Pearl Buck died in 1973 at the age of 80. 15I'm John Russell. 16Jim Tedder wrote this story for VOA Learning English. John Russell adapted it. 17_____________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19novel - n. an invented narrative that is usually complex and deals with the human experience 20graduation - n. the award or acceptance of an academic degree 21article -n. a relatively short piece of writing that appears in newspapers or magazines