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jun 26 Learn More Pearl S. Buck Born


American writer Pearl S. Buck was born on this day in 1892. Having grown up in China, the country became one of her favorite topics, and her writing is credited with bringing a better understanding of the East to the West. In fact, she won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for her novel The Good Earth. But wait—there's more! In 1938, Buck also snagged the Nobel Prize for Literature. Not too shabby.

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