East Wind: West Wind : The Saga of a Chinese Family

Nobel winner Pearl S. BuckвЂTMs classic debut novel, about one Chinese womanвЂTMs coming of age as sheвЂTMs torn between Eastern and Western cultures Kwei-lan is a traditional Chinese girl—taught by her mother to submit in all things, “as a flower submits to sun and rain alike.” Her marriage was arranged before she was born. As she approaches her wedding day, sheвЂTMs surprised by one aspect of her anticipated life: Her husband-to-be has been educated abroad and follows many Western ideas that Kwei-lan was raised to reject. When circumstances push the couple out of the family home, Kwei-lan finds her assumptions about tradition and modernity tested even further.В East Wind: West Wind is a sensitive, early exploration of the cross-cultural themes that went on to become a hallmark of BuckвЂTMs acclaimed novels.В This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the authorвЂTMs estate. Nobel winner Pearl S. Buck{u2019}s classic debut novel, about one Chinese woman{u2019}s coming of age as she{u2019}s torn between Eastern and Western cultures Kwei-lan is a traditional Chinese girl{u2014}taught by her mother to submit in all things, ?as a flower submits to sun and rain alike.? Her marriage was arranged before she was born. As she approaches her wedding day, she{u2019}s surprised by one aspect of her anticipated life: Her husband-to-be has been educated abroad and follows many Western ideas that Kwei-lan was raised to reject. When circumstances push the couple out of the family home, Kwei-lan finds her assumptions about tradition and modernity tested even further. East Wind: West Wind is a sensitive, early exploration of the cross-cultural themes that went on to become a hallmark of Buck{u2019}s acclaimed novels. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author{u2019}s estate Nobel winner Pearl S. Buck’s classic debut novel, about one Chinese woman’s coming of age as she’s torn between Eastern and Western cultures Kwei-lan is a traditional Chinese girl—taught by her mother to submit in all things, “as a flower submits to sun and rain alike.” Her marriage was arranged before she was born. As she approaches her wedding day, she’s surprised by one aspect of her anticipated life: Her husband-to-be has been educated abroad and follows many Western ideas that Kwei-lan was raised to reject. When circumstances push the couple out of the family home, Kwei-lan finds her assumptions about tradition and modernity tested even further. East Wind: West Wind is a sensitive, early exploration of the cross-cultural themes that went on to become a hallmark of Buck’s acclaimed novels. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate. Romance,Classics,Historical The classic coming-of-age novel about a young Chinese woman torn between Eastern and Western cultures by the Nobel Prize–winning author of The Good Earth . Kwei-lan is a traditional Chinese girl—taught by her mother to submit in all things, “as a flower submits to sun and rain alike.” Her marriage was arranged before she was born. As she approaches her wedding day, she’s surprised by one aspect of her anticipated life: Her husband-to-be has been educated abroad and follows many Western ideas that Kwei-lan was raised to reject. When circumstances push the couple out of the family home, Kwei-lan finds her assumptions about tradition and modernity tested even further. East Wind: West Wind is a sensitive, early exploration of the cross-cultural themes that went on to become a hallmark of Buck’s acclaimed novels. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate. Pearl S. Buck ha sabido describir en sus libros el punto justo en que se encuentran las civilizaciones oriental y occidental. Al trazarnos el retrato de una familia distinguida, nos muestra los conflictos que, de manera inevitable, surgen entre padres e hijos cuando las ideas occidentales penetran en los baluartes de la cultura china. La joven Kwei-lan, hija de un rico patriarca chino, acaba de contraer matrimonio. Su marido, cuya exquisita educación ancestral se ha desvanecido por influencia de la cultura occidental, rechaza inicialmente a la esposa. Nuevas costumbres y usos, algunos en contradicción con aquellas convicciones en las que fue educada, deberá aceptar la esposa paulatinamente si desea conseguir el amor de su marido y comprender las díficiles situaciones familiares que provoca el contacto entre las culturas de Oriente y Occidente. The story is told from the eyes of a traditional Chinese girl, Kwei-lan, married to a Chinese man, a medical doctor, educated abroad. A girl from a traditional upper class home is given in an arranged marriage to a man who has traveled in the western lands and learned European/American ways. Love slowly develops between them as she tries to adapt her cloistered upbringing and traditions to his modern ideas