Publication of The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck published The Good Earth, a novel depicting the struggles of a Chinese farming family. The work became a major international success before her 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Pearl Buck Biography and Timeline
Follow Pearl Buck through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
Pearl Buck, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1931–1938Years on this page
1931
1938
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for epic portrayals of Chinese rural life and biography.
Records, sources and methodology
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