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Kinfolk

Pearl S. Buck

1949379 pagesabout 6–9 hours
1949
first published
  • 1949John Day Company · 405 pages · ENG
  • 1949THE JOHN DAY COMPANY · 422 pages · ENG
  • 1949John Day Company · 422 pages · ENG
  • 1952Pocket Books · 379 pages · ENG
  • 1973Cedric Chivers · 410 pages · ENGISBN 9780855947910
  • 1995Moyer Bell · 406 pages · ENGISBN 9781559211567
  • 1978Pocket · ENGISBN 9780671821326
  • 1972Pocket · ENGISBN 9780671782689

Kinfolk follows the lives of the four children of Dr. Liang who migrated to the United States from China. The children return to China as adults. Each responds to their new life in China differently, providing rich insight into the struggles between Eastern and Western culture, and the differences between generations.

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