Pearl S. Buck The Good Earth(House of Earth #1)-大地

作者：Buck Pearl S

书名：The Good Earth《大地》

中文简介：中国安徽出生的贫苦农夫王龙，娶了地主黄家的奴才阿蓝。阿蓝并不美丽且沉默寡言，但是勤勤恳恳吃苦耐劳。因为娶了阿蓝，王龙的经济状况有所好转，还准备购买黄家的土地。后来有了孩子，但是因为洪水的原因必须逃亡南城，王龙一家在南城通过乞讨和当车夫才得以苟延残喘。南城也陷入战乱，王龙从有钱人家里偷了很多金银珠宝。靠着这些不义之财，王龙一家回到的自己的家乡。回来后，王龙通过努力，从没落的黄家购买了土地，成了富豪。王龙终于忍受不了阿蓝，娶了一名叫莲华的女子作为第二夫人。

英文简介：This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.

Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.