Books of The Times: ‘Pearl Buck in China,’ by Hilary Spurling
Hilary Spurling’s portrait of Pearl Buck smooths out the story, and reputation, of the Nobel laureate and author of the novel “The Good Earth.”
From: NYT > Books
Wednesday, 9 June, 2010
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