And speaking of Pearl S. Buck…(part 1)
My mother left me with a box of books recently, refugees from her campaign to downsize her library. My job was to keep what I wanted and resettle the rest with friends or used book stores. About half...
View ArticleAnd Speaking of Pearl S. Buck…(part 2) with a digression on writers in eclipse
Before I say more about Pearl Buck, there is something you should know about me: I have a great affection for hidden writers, those whose reputations haunt hard-to-find alleyways on the cultural map,...
View ArticleAnd speaking of Pearl S. Buck…(part 3)
King Gustavus V of Sweden presenting the Nobel Prize to Pearl Buck in December, 1938 The woods in Robert Frost’s mind were particularly snowy on that day in 1938 when Pearl Buck won the Nobel Prize....
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