Pearl Buck Knihy

Wang Lung is a farmer. All his life he has worked hard and now he is to be married. His father has arranged a marriage with a poor servant girl from the great House of Hwang. On the morning that Wang goes to collect his bride, he makes a promise. One day, he will own land like the Hwangs. He too, will be rich and powerful.

La vie quotidienne d'une paysanne chinoise avant la Révolution. Avec les mots du coeur, et un sens aigu du détail, Pearl Buck nous retrace cette existence pathétique où s'affirme à travers la souffrance et le désespoir la noblesse secrète des pauvres et des humiliés.