The Good Earthgraphic novel

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Pearl Bucks 1931 Pulitzer Prizewinning classic about the rise and fall of Chinese villagers before World War I comes to life in this evocative graphic novel by New York Times bestselling author Nick Bertozzi. In The Good Earth Pearl S. Buck paints an indelible portrait of China in the 1920s when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings. This moving story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century. Though more than eighty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics in American literature. Now New York Times bestselling author Nick Bertozzi brings Bucks timeless epic novel to life with incredible imagery in this vivid graphic novel. Through his Eisner Award-winning talents Bertozzi retraces the whole cycle of life depicted in the unforgettable original: its terrors its passions its ambitions and its rewards. Bucks brilliant novelbeloved by millions of readersis a universal tale of an ordinary family caught in the tide of history now accompanied by beautiful evocative images.