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Pearl S. Buck Books in Order
Every Pearl S. Buck book in publication order — 80 in total, spanning 1930–2020.
Publication Order of House Of Earth Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Good Earth | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Sons | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  A House Divided | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Wind: West Wind | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  The Mother | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  The Big Wave | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  This Proud Heart | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Patriot | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Other Gods | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Portrait of a Marriage | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Dragon Seed | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Promise | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | The Long Love (As: John Sedges) | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The Townsman (As: John Sedges) | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Voices in the House (As: John Sedges) | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Pavilion of Women (As: John Sedges) | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The Angry Wife | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Peony | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  The Bondmaid | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Kinfolk | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  God's Men | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Bright Procession (As: John Sedges) | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  The Hidden Flower | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  The Man Who Changed China | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Come, My Beloved | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Imperial Woman | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | China Sky | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Letter from Peking | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Command the Morning | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Christmas Ghost | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  The Devil Never Sleeps | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  The Living Reed | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  The Time is Noon | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  Death in the Castle | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Matthew, Mark, Luke and John | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 |  The New Year | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  The Three Daughters of Madame Liang | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 |  Mandala | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 |  The Goddess Abides | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Beech Tree and Johnny Jack and His Beginnings | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 |  All Under Heaven | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Far and Near | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 |  The Rainbow | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 |  The Eternal Wonder | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The First Wife and Other Stories | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Today and Forever: Stories of Japan | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | One Bright Day and Other Stories for Children | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Fourteen Stories | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  With a Delicate Air and Other Stories | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | To My Daughters, With Love | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Good Deed and Other Stories of Asia Past and Present | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Story Bible, Volume I: The Old Testament | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  The Story Bible, Volume II: The New Testament | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  Pearl S. Buck's Book of Christmas | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  East and West | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  Secrets of the Heart | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Hearts Come Home and Other Stories | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  The Lovers and Other Stories | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  The Woman Who Was Changed and Other Stories | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Christmas Day in the Morning | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Christmas Mouse | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Exile | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Chinese Novel | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Of Men and Women | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Child Who Never Grew | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | American Argument | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | My Several Worlds | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Tell the People: Talks with James Yen About the Mass Educational Movement | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  A Bridge for Passing | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Joy of Children | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  The People of Japan | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | For Spacious Skies | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  The Kennedy Women | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Pearl Buck's America | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | China As I See It | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | American Unity and Asia | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Pearl S. Buck's Oriental Cookbook | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  What America Means to Me | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairy Tales of the Orient | 0 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 80, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Wind: West Wind | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | The Good Earth | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Sons | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Mother | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The First Wife and Other Stories | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | A House Divided | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Exile | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Big Wave | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | This Proud Heart | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | The Patriot | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Chinese Novel | 1939 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Other Gods | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Portrait of a Marriage | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Dragon Seed | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Today and Forever: Stories of Japan | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Of Men and Women | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Promise | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Long Love (As: John Sedges) | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Townsman (As: John Sedges) | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Voices in the House (As: John Sedges) | 1944 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Pavilion of Women (As: John Sedges) | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Angry Wife | 1947 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Peony | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Bondmaid | 1949 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Kinfolk | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | The Child Who Never Grew | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | American Argument | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | God's Men | 1951 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Bright Procession (As: John Sedges) | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Hidden Flower | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | One Bright Day and Other Stories for Children | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Man Who Changed China | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Come, My Beloved | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | My Several Worlds | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Imperial Woman | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | China Sky | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Letter from Peking | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Command the Morning | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Tell the People: Talks with James Yen About the Mass Educational Movement | 1959 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Christmas Ghost | 1960 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Fourteen Stories | 1961 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | The Devil Never Sleeps | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | With a Delicate Air and Other Stories | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | A Bridge for Passing | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Living Reed | 1963 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Joy of Children | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Time is Noon | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Death in the Castle | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | The People of Japan | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | For Spacious Skies | 1966 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | Matthew, Mark, Luke and John | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | To My Daughters, With Love | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | The New Year | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | The Three Daughters of Madame Liang | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Good Deed and Other Stories of Asia Past and Present | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Mandala | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | The Kennedy Women | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | The Story Bible, Volume I: The Old Testament | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Pearl Buck's America | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | China As I See It | 1971 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | The Goddess Abides | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | The Beech Tree and Johnny Jack and His Beginnings | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | The Story Bible, Volume II: The New Testament | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | American Unity and Asia | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | Pearl S. Buck's Oriental Cookbook | 1972 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | All Under Heaven | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Far and Near | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | What America Means to Me | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | The Rainbow | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Pearl S. Buck's Book of Christmas | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | East and West | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Secrets of the Heart | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Hearts Come Home and Other Stories | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | The Lovers and Other Stories | 1977 | Amazon US UK |
| 76 | The Woman Who Was Changed and Other Stories | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 77 | Christmas Day in the Morning | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 78 | The Eternal Wonder | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 79 | The Christmas Mouse | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
| 80 | Fairy Tales of the Orient | 0 | Amazon US UK |
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