Kirkus Reviews (review date 1 September 1954)
SOURCE: A review of My Several Worlds, in Kirkus Reviews, Vol. XXII, No. 17, September 1, 1954, p. 603.
[In the following review, the critic praises the message and impact of the personal narrative in Buck's My Several Worlds.]
Not only Pearl Buck's most important book, but—on many counts—her best book, this autobiographical account of more than half a century comes at a time when its message is a challenge to all thoughtful readers. Born of missionary parents and brought up in a...
Source: Contemporary Literary Criticism, ©2000 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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