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Sons begins where The Good Earth ended: revolution is sweeping through China. Wang Lung is on his deathbed in the house of his fathers, and his three sons stand ready to inherit his hard-won estate. One son has taken the family's wealth for granted and become a landlord; another is a thriving merchant and moneylender; and the youngest, an ambitious general, is destined to be a leader in the country.

For listeners who are tired of Christmas commercialism, or who feel that Santa Claus and reindeer don’t tell the whole story, these classic gems provide a winning alternative. Selected for their insightfulness, spiritual value, and literary quality (nothing moralistic here) they project the spirit of the season in a fresh, compelling manner that will resonate with listeners of all ages - from children too young to read to themselves, to parents and grandparents who enjoy listening to stories, as well.

On the eve of a popular rebellion, the Chinese government starts to crack down in cities across the country. Fleeing the turmoil, Wang Yuan, the son of a famous general and grandson of the patriarch of The Good Earth, leaves for America to study agriculture. When he returns to China six years later, he encounters a nation still in the grip of violent uprisings. Unprepared for the social upheaval, Wang is torn by the tensions between old traditions and new ways and by his formidable family, whose struggles he hopes to solve.

Una novela de aprendizaje a cuyo protagonista, Randolph Colfax, un joven extraordinariamente dotado, la búsqueda del sentido y la finalidad de la vida conduce a Nueva York, Inglaterra, París, una misión de vigilancia en la zona desmilitarizada de Corea que cambiará su vida para siempre y, en última instancia, al amor.

Die Nobelpreisträgerin Pearl S. Buck erzählt vom unglaublichen Leben der letzten chinesischen Kaiserin Tsu Hsi: Als Mädchen aus einfachen bürgerlichen Verhältnissen wird sie in den kaiserlichen Harem geholt, bringt den lang ersehnten Thronfolger zur Welt und steigt schließlich zur Kaiserin auf, die das Weltreich über vierzig Jahre regieren wird.