Kinfolk
Chinese AmericansFictionFamiliesAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)New york (n.y.), fiction
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Kinfolk follows the lives of the four children of Dr. Liang who migrated to the United States from China. The children return to China as adults. Each responds to their new life in China differently, providing rich insight into the struggles between Eastern and Western culture, and the differences between generations.
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Chinese AmericansFictionFamiliesAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)New york (n.y.), fictionChinese americans, fiction
Setting
ChinaNew York (N.Y.)
About the author
Pearl S. Buck
26 June 1892 – 6 March 1973
Pearl S. Buck had always lived in China except for the time she spent in the United States when she was being educated. She studied at Randolph-Macon College and at Cornell University. She taught at the University of Nanking and at the Government University in Nanking under two national regimes. She lived in Nanking during the 1930's. *The Good Earth* was Mrs. Buck's second published novel. *East Wind: West Wind* appeared under the John Day imprint in 1930. She contributed articles and stories to various magazines, among them *The Atlantic Monthly, The Nation*, and *Asia*.
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