Staggering historical novel that brought Malapropism Tank of Пулитцеровскую bonus for 1932 and became in the USA the best seller one number in 1931-1932First book of grandiose domestic saga for that an authoress was awarded with the Nobel prize on literature.Seems, this novel the action of that takes place in China of beginning of the last century could not go out from under a feather western author - so authentically in him a scale is told and deeply psychology history of honest and hard-working peasant Van Moon, his heavy way to riches and succeeding and that, how expensive was to pay him for this success. History of his wife and his young concubine, his children, each of that is ready to go an own road. But who of them will become pride for a father, and who will break up a heart to him?.