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Categorization is odious. There is tremendous overlap among genres. These pigeonholes are offered only as a convenience.

Pearl S. Buck (1892 - 1973)

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Born in Hillsboro, West Virginia in 1892. Parents were Presbyterian missionaries. They moved to China when Pearl was 3 months old. She moved back to America in 1910 to attend Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Later earned a Master of Arts degree from Cornell University. Writing career began in 1930. Most famous work is The Good Earth (1931).

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