Pearl S. Buck (born , Hillsboro, West Virginia, U.S.—died , Danby, Vermont) was an American author noted for her novels of life in China.
Pearl S. Buck | Pulitzer Prize Winner, Nobel Laureate & Novelist ...
Pearl S. Buck was a Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author and a driving force in humanitarian causes. She was a longtime advocate of cross-cultural understanding and racial harmony as a means of achieving world peace.
Pearl S. Buck was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Buck's life in China as an American citizen fueled her literary and personal commitment to improve relations between Americans and Asians.
Well-known author, Pearl S. Buck wrote multiple books and short stories throughout her lifetime, many of which focused on her experiences in China. She was also a strong advocate of women’s rights and civil rights and was dedicated to supporting the welfare of Asian children.
Prolific author Pearl S. Buck earned a Pulitzer Prize for her novel 'The Good Earth.' She was also the fourth female to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
In 1938, Pearl S. Buck is honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature for the Good Earth and for her biographies of her parents. She is still one of only two American women to do so - the other being Toni Morrison.
Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) — first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, best known for The Good Earth. Explore her life and literary legacy.
Following the end of World War II, Pearl S. Buck ceased publication of Asia and the Americas and reduced some of her activism, concentrating on her writing. She nonetheless continued her interest in Japanese Americans.