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A Cultural Exiles “Swan Song”: On China Past and Present |
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Abstract The last important work by Pearl S. Buck on China, China Past and Present, is also a review and summarization of her life experiences and cultural thoughts. Her nostalgic account of China, as well as her expectation for EastWest cultural exchange and for utopia, constitute an affecting and appealing theme of the book. Though there are inevitably a few inharmonious notes in this “swan song” of hers, due either to her anxiety for and regret over her identity as a cultural hybrid, or to her limited understanding of or prejudices against the China after 1949, the cultural and realistic value of the book is conspicuous and merits an indepth study by researchers in this field.
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2011, Vol. 13 
