90s Vintage Paperback Book: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck “Though more than sixty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having always lived there," wrote Pearl Buck. In THE GOOD EARTH she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people.” Copyright © 1999 Good VTG Condition: The book has all its pages and I just found some highlights and minimal pencil. The cover and spine can show signs of wear from usage and age.