Pearl S. Buck

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:A_House_Divided
The Good Earth
The Mother
The Big Wave
Sons
The Child Who Never Grew
The Good Earth (film)
The Good Earth (musical)
The Living Reed
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
gptkbp:born June 26, 1892
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Buck
Carol_Buck
Janice_Buck
gptkbp:died March 6, 1973
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin–Madison
gptkbp:famousFor Writing_about_life_in_China
gptkbp:genre Children's literature
Fiction
Non-fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pearl S. Buck
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkb:Willa_Cather
gptkb:Maxine_Hong_Kingston
gptkbp:influences Chinese_culture
gptkbp:inspiredBy Her_experiences_in_China
gptkbp:legacy Promotion of social justice
Contribution to children's literature
Promotion of cultural understanding
Advocacy for adoption and orphan care
Advocacy_for_Asian_American_rights
Cultural_ambassador_between_East_and_West
Establishment_of_the_Pearl_S._Buck_Foundation
Influence_on_literature_about_Asia
Recognition_as_a_feminist_icon
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWorks The Good Earth
gptkbp:occupation Activist
Biographer
Novelist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Hillsboro,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Greenwich,_Connecticut
gptkbp:spouse Richard_J._Walsh