By Pearl S Buck
This tender story of Wang Lung is universal. A poor farmer takes a wife who proves to be a humble yet extremely capable companion, working hard, serving faithfully, and very wise. As Wang Lung becomes wealthy, however, he takes a concubine and only too late realizes the value of his wife. But always, he is grateful for his land. Unfortunately, his ingrate children only want money, and it's clear that they will lose all the parents sacrificed to gain, both through living luxury and through the coming revolution. This story is set around the turn of the 20th century and signals many changes coming to China.
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