Peony: A Novel of China

A Novel of China

Fiction & Literature, Coming of Age, Historical, Literary
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Author: Pearl S. Buck ISBN: 9781453263532
Publisher: Open Road Publication: August 21, 2012
Imprint: Open Road Language: English
Author: Pearl S. Buck
ISBN: 9781453263532
Publisher: Open Road
Publication: August 21, 2012
Imprint: Open Road
Language: English

The Nobel Prize–winning author’s perceptive fable of cross-cultural passions in nineteenth-century China

In 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth century, assimilation has begun taking its toll on their small enclave. When Peony and the family’s son, David, grow up and fall in love with one another, they face strong opposition from every side. Tradition forbids the marriage, and the family already has a rabbi’s daughter in mind for David.

 

Long celebrated for its subtle and even-handed treatment of colliding traditions, Peony is an engaging coming-of-age story about love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures. * *

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This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.

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The Nobel Prize–winning author’s perceptive fable of cross-cultural passions in nineteenth-century China

In 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth century, assimilation has begun taking its toll on their small enclave. When Peony and the family’s son, David, grow up and fall in love with one another, they face strong opposition from every side. Tradition forbids the marriage, and the family already has a rabbi’s daughter in mind for David.

 

Long celebrated for its subtle and even-handed treatment of colliding traditions, Peony is an engaging coming-of-age story about love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures. * *

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This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.

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