The Good Earth Pearl Buck

"The Good Earth" is one of the world's most translated novels, with millions upon millions of copies sold, and it was awarded the Nobel Prize.
China, this colossal giant, remained as if living on the margins of the world. The epic of "The Good Earth" came as if to unveil this society, depicting its poor and farmers in the countryside, its vagrants in the city, as well as its wealthy and their extravagant lifestyle. It portrayed the gods, beliefs, customs, and myths of China, as well as daily life in its details.
Through the narrative of an amazing family's life, Pearl Buck presented us with the rural and urban societies, and offered a model of a struggler who passed through all social levels representing Chinese society.
It is a universal story told in a captivating style. It contains something about every family in every society. And that is what makes it an immortal story.