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Definition of Pearl buck
1. Noun. United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973).
Generic synonyms: Missionary, Missioner, Author, Writer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pearl Buck
Literary usage of Pearl buck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"We do have an anxious lest: He was anxious lest they were broken and thus make
an evil omen —pearl buck, The Good Earth, 1931 Anxious about is well attested ..."
2. Annual Reportby American-Scandinavian Foundation by American-Scandinavian Foundation (1916)
"... one of them a dinner to the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Mrs.
pearl buck. Miss Esther Bartlett, our Chapter Counsellor, in cooperation with ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"pearl buck replies vigorously to a man who has been disillusioned by his own
children THE JEWS OR THE ARABS by William Schack WE GOT OUR MONEY'S WORTH by ..."
4. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"Next to that are The Wind in the Willows [Kenneth Grahame], Charlotte's Web [EB
White], The Good Earth [pearl buck], The Call of the Wild [Jack London], ..."
5. India and the United States: Estranged Democracies, 1941-1991 by Dennis Kux (1994)
"... to attend a Pacific Affairs conference, prominent friends of the Indian
nationalist cause, such as author pearl buck and Time-Life publisher Henry Luce, ..."
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