Peony / / Pearl S. Buck
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| Autore: |
Buck Pearl S (Pearl Sydenstricker), <1892-1973, >
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| Titolo: |
Peony / / Pearl S. Buck
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York : , : Open Road Media Integrated Media, , 2012 |
| ©1948 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (339 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813.54 |
| Soggetto topico: | Jews |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The Nobel Prizewinning author's perceptive fable of cross-cultural passions in nineteenth-century ChinaIn 1850s China, a young girl, Peony, is sold to work as a bondmaid for a rich Jewish family in Kaifeng. Jews have lived for centuries in this region of the country, but by the mid-nineteenth century, assimilation has begun taking its toll on their small enclave. When Peony and the family's son, David, grow up and fall in love with one another, they face strong opposition from every side. Tradition forbids the marriage, and the family already has a rabbi's daughter in mind for David.Long celebrated for its subtle and even-handed treatment of colliding traditions, Peony is an engaging coming-of-age story about love, identity, and the tragedy and beauty found at the intersection of two disparate cultures. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author's estate. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Peony |
| ISBN: | 1-4532-6353-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910810924403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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