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By Spurling Hilary
Hilary Spurling - 2011
Pearl Buck was a pivotal American figure who introduced China to the Western world. Her novel, The Good Earth, became an international bestseller and was adapted into a major film. Buck was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. She recognized China's future potential as a global power and the importance of US-China relations long before others. Her early life in China, marked by revolution, conflict, and hardship, deeply influenced her writing.