1892 - 1973
Pearl S. Buck was an American novelist and humanitarian, best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Good Earth," which depicts life in rural China. Born on June 26, 1892, in Hillsboro, West Virginia, she spent much of her early life in China, which greatly influenced her writing and advocacy for cross-cultural understanding. Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938 for her rich and insightful portrayals of Chinese society and her exploration of universal themes of human experience.