It is the highest reward when a writer hears when a book wr… - Pearl S. Buck

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It is the highest reward when a writer hears when a book written in doubt and solitude, has reached a human heart with a deeper meaning than even the writer had been aware of, as she wrote. It is something extra, the unexpected return.

Pearl S. Buck

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About Pearl S. Buck

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (born Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker; Chinese: 赛珍珠; Pinyin: Sài Zhēnzhū; 26 June 1892 – 6 March 1973), primarily known as Pearl S. Buck, was a prolific American writer. In 1938, she became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Pen Names: John Sedges

Birth Name: Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker

Native Name: Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck Walsh

Alternative Names: Pearl Buck • Pearl Sydenstricker Buck • Pearl Sydenstricker • Sai Zhenzhu • Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck • Pirl Bak

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E. M. Forster Anton Chekhov Leo Tolstoy John Steinbeck Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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