How The Good Earth Changed American Perception of China
In the 1930s and '40s, Pearl Buck had considerable influence over how Americans perceived China and Chinese people. The Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author is best known for her second novel, The Good Earth. Why did this novel become so popular? How did Western novelists historically portray Asian characters? In this video, I take a trip back to the 1930s to look at the context in which Pearl Buck wrote The Good Earth.
We also hear from Marie Toner, Curator at the Pearl S. Buck House, about Pearl Buck's literary influences, how Pearl Buck felt about the film adaptation of The Good Earth (1937), and her inspiration for writing.
Many thanks to the team at Pearl S. Buck International (@PearlSBuckIntl) for their help on this video. For more information about the Pearl S. Buck House National Historic Landmark, visit https://pearlsbuck.org.
Music:
https://musopen.org/music/43993-the-t...
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Song: The Typewriter
Performer: Markus Staab
#PearlSBuck #TheGoodEarth
We also hear from Marie Toner, Curator at the Pearl S. Buck House, about Pearl Buck's literary influences, how Pearl Buck felt about the film adaptation of The Good Earth (1937), and her inspiration for writing.
Many thanks to the team at Pearl S. Buck International (@PearlSBuckIntl) for their help on this video. For more information about the Pearl S. Buck House National Historic Landmark, visit https://pearlsbuck.org.
Music:
https://musopen.org/music/43993-the-t...
Composer: Leroy Anderson
Song: The Typewriter
Performer: Markus Staab
#PearlSBuck #TheGoodEarth
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