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{{Short description|1948 novel by Pearl S. Buck}} |
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| genre = [[Historical novel]] |
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| publisher = [[John Day Company|The John Day Company]] |
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| release_date = 1948 |
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'''''Peony''''' is a [[novel]] by [[Pearl S. Buck]] first published in |
'''''Peony''''', published in the UK as '''''The Bondmaid''''',<ref>{{cite book|title=Noble Writers on Writing|editor-last=Draugsvold|editor-first=Ottar G.|isbn=0-7864-0629-1|year=2000|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dTObt85SNvkC&pg=PA258|page=258|accessdate=7 September 2023}}</ref> is a [[novel]] by [[Pearl S. Buck]] first published in 1948. It is a story of China's [[Kaifeng Jews]]. |
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==Plot |
==Plot== |
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''Peony'' is set in the 1850s in the city of [[Kaifeng]], in the province of [[Henan]], which was historically a center for [[ |
''Peony'' is set in the 1850s in the city of [[Kaifeng]], in the province of [[Henan]], which was historically a center for [[Kaifeng Jews|Chinese Jews]]. The novel follows Peony, a Chinese bondmaid of the prominent Jewish family of Ezra ben Israel's, and shows through her eyes how the Jewish community was regarded in Kaifeng at a time when most of the Jews had come to think of themselves as Chinese. The novel contains a hidden love and shows the importance of duty, along with the challenges of life. This novel follows the guidelines of Buck's work: it is set in China, and it involves religion and an interracial couple (David and Kueilan).{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} |
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==Preface== |
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==References== |
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The fun of historical fiction is imagining that the fate of an entire community might come down to one young man's choice of a bride. That's what Peony is about. Will David marry Leah, the Rabbi's daughter, the one his mother chose and seems to think has arranged for him to marry, or Kulien, the daughter of his father's Chinese business associate? Or will the unthinkable happen, and will he somehow end up with Peony, the bondmaid, who has been in love with him since childhood? |
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While the outcome, both for David and for the Jewish community of which he is a part is not really hidden from the reader, it's somehow still compelling to find out what's going to happen. |
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Update: The publisher information on the right is incorrect: the publisher is John Day, not Kohn Day. Also, not all the 1st editions have the same cover design; some have a light blue binding with the title centered in a 3"x 1.5" simple gold imprint on dark blue background, the sun shining on a field, with the title at the top and the authors name at the bottom. Much more is known today (2010) than in Buck's lifetime about the [[Kaifeng Jews]]. |
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Latest revision as of 09:05, 26 November 2023
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| Author | Pearl S. Buck |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | The John Day Company |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Peony, published in the UK as The Bondmaid,[1] is a novel by Pearl S. Buck first published in 1948. It is a story of China's Kaifeng Jews.
Plot
[edit]Peony is set in the 1850s in the city of Kaifeng, in the province of Henan, which was historically a center for Chinese Jews. The novel follows Peony, a Chinese bondmaid of the prominent Jewish family of Ezra ben Israel's, and shows through her eyes how the Jewish community was regarded in Kaifeng at a time when most of the Jews had come to think of themselves as Chinese. The novel contains a hidden love and shows the importance of duty, along with the challenges of life. This novel follows the guidelines of Buck's work: it is set in China, and it involves religion and an interracial couple (David and Kueilan).[citation needed]
Preface
[edit]A prefatory note preceding the title page, which tells the reader of the assimilation about the Jews of Kaifeng, reads: "Today even the memory of their origin is gone. They are Chinese."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Draugsvold, Ottar G., ed. (2000). Noble Writers on Writing. McFarland & Company. p. 258. ISBN 0-7864-0629-1. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Buck, Pearl S. (1948). "Preface". Peony. The John Day Company.
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