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A historical fiction novel about a Chinese woman who chooses to retire from her marriage and select a concubine for her husband. Read reviews, ratings, and excerpts from the book, and learn more about the author and her life.
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From the original review by Laura Scott Meyers in the El Paso Herald-Post, December 1946: Anyone who has read a considerable number of Pearl Buck’s books approaches each new one with a definite expectation that it will be excellent if it is about China, but only mediocre if its setting is elsewhere. Pavilion of Womenis in the happy tradition of Mrs...
“Do not test the measure of his love for you by the way he expresses his body’s heat. He is not thinking of you at those times. He is thinking of himself.” . . . . . . . . . . “I will spend the rest of my life assembling my own mind and my own soul. I will take care of my body carefully, not that it may any more please a man, but because it houses ...
2001 film version of Pavilion of WomenA novel about a Chinese woman who renounces her marriage and seeks spiritual freedom and knowledge. Read a 1946 review, quotes, and a film adaptation of this classic book by the Nobel Prize-winning author.
Madame Wu, a wealthy Chinese matriarch, decides to retire from her marriage and find a concubine for her husband. She also seeks intellectual stimulation and meets Father Andre, a Christian missionary and tutor, who challenges her views and awakens her spirit.
Pavilion of Women is a 2001 Chinese-American drama film directed by Yim Ho and written by Luo Yan and Paul Collins. The film stars Willem Dafoe, Luo Yan, Sau Sek, John Cho, Yi Ding and Koh Chieng Mun. The film was released on April 20, 2001 in China and on May 4, 2001 in the United States by Universal Focus. [2]
Aug 21, 2012 · In Pavilion of Women, Pearl Buck follows the consequences that flow from a woman’s decision to stop sleeping with her husband after celebrating her fortieth birthday – and to select a concubine to fill that role in his life.
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Nov 16, 2001 · A film based on Pearl S. Buck's novel about a wealthy family in China facing the challenges of war and modernization. The story explores the forbidden romances of a priest, a wife, a concubine and a son in a turbulent time.
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Jan 22, 2011 · A review of Pavilion of Women, a novel by Pearl S. Buck that explores the themes of marriage, family and women's liberation in China. The novel follows Madame Wu, who decides to find her husband a concubine, and the consequences of her decision for herself and her family.
