Bücher von Pearl Buck

A HOUSE DIVIDED, THE THIRD VOLUME OF THE TRILOGY THAT BEGAN WITH THE GOOD EARTH AND SONS, IS A POWERFUL PORTRAYAL OF CHINA IN THE MIDST OF REVOLUTION. WANG YUAN IS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE OPPOSING IDEAS OF DIFFERENT GENERATIONS. AFTER 6 YEARS ABROAD, YUAN RETURNS TO CHINA IN THE MIDDLE OF A PEASANT UPRISING. HIS COUSIN IS A CAPTAIN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY, HIS SISTER HAS SCANDALIZED THE FAMILY BY HER PREMARITAL PREGNANCY, AND HIS WARLORD FATHER CONTINUES TO CLING TO HIS TRADITIONAL IDEALS. IT IS THROUGH YUAN`S EFFORTS THAT A KIND OF PEACE IS RESTORED TO THE FAMILY.