East Wind West Wind, Pearl S. Buck
East Wind West Wind, Pearl S. Buck
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East Wind: West Wind

Author: Pearl S. Buck

Narrator: Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 6 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/17/2026

Synopsis

A graceful and intimate portrait of a family caught between centuries-old tradition and the rising tide of modernityTold through the eyes of Kwei-lan, a young Chinese woman raised in strict Confucian customs, East Wind: West Wind follows her arranged marriage to a Western-educated doctor whose modern views challenge everything she has been taught to value.As Kwei-lan learns to navigate love, independence, and change, her family faces their own collisions with a rapidly shifting world—defying tradition, embracing new ideas, and struggling to hold fast to the past. Buck's lyrical prose and deep cultural insight create a vivid tale of transformation, courage, and the enduring power of the human heart.Perfect for listeners who delight in rich, character-driven stories of the heart, this classic illuminates the moment where East meets West, and the personal revolutions that follow.

About Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973), the daughter of missionaries, was born in West Virginia but spent most of her time until 1934 in China. She began writing while in China and published her first novel shortly after returning to the United States. Her novel The Good Earth was the bestselling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932, and it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938 she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces.”

Reviews

Goodreads review by Repellent on February 08, 2021

Me he iniciado con Buck con nota Ha sido un viaje interesantísimo sobre el choque se culturas. El mensaje del libro nos habla de hermanarnos todos, sin importar nuestras diferencias, abandonando las tradiciones anticuadas que siempre separan, nunca unen. Un gran viaje.......more

Goodreads review by Magrat on May 05, 2018

Una historia muy bien narrada, sencilla y ligera, la he disfrutado un montón, sin ser de esas lecturas impactantes la autora consigue que disfrutes de cada página ♥......more

Goodreads review by Elena on May 09, 2018

Una historia sencilla, que se lee rápido, sobre el choque entre dos culturas. Se nota bastante (o a mi me lo ha parecido) que el público a quién va dirigida la novela es un público occidental, y supongo que en ese sentido cumple el propósito de educar a este lector sobre las costumbres chinas. Aún as......more

Goodreads review by La pecera de Raquel on June 05, 2018

Es una novela sencilla, breve, pero llena de sentimientos, con una narración a veces poética, con un estilo que parece dulce aunque la situación sea trágica. El personaje principal es Kwei-lan, la hija de un patriarca chino que a través de cartas a una amiga que llama hermana, cuenta como es su infan......more

Goodreads review by María on March 18, 2019

4 de 5 estrellas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (me ha encantado) Me animé a leer esta novela para participar en el #marzoasiatico. Nunca había leído ninguna novela que se desarrollase en China, en general, he leído muy poca literatura oriental. Esta corta novela me ha parecido un buen inicio ya que se explica todo de ma......more

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