Pearl Buck's debut novel tells the story of a Chinese woman caught at the crossroads of Eastern and Western cultures. Guilan, who grew up in a traditional Chinese family, was taught from childhood to submit to fate, 'like a flower submits to the sun and rain,' and to follow the customs of her ancestors. The usual way of life changes when a girl is married off to a man she doesn't know, to whom she was engaged before she was born. Guilan's husband is a doctor who was educated in the West and has a completely different outlook on life. Will Guilin be able to accept the cultural differences between East and West? And open your mind and heart to new ideas for the sake of family happiness?. "East Wind — West Wind" is the debut novel by Pearl Buck, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature. – The book explores the clash of Eastern and Western cultures through the prism of the personal drama of Chinese woman Guilan. Having grown up in a traditional family, she has learned the principle of obedience to fate since childhood. But the girl's world collapses when she is married off to a stranger, to whom she was engaged before she was born. – Guilan's husband, a doctor educated in the West, lives by different values. The heroine faces a painful question: will she be able to overcome the cultural gap, accept new ideas and find a way to family happiness? Pearl Buck (1882-1973) was the first American woman to receive both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her work is noted for its "multifaceted, truly epic description of the life of Chinese peasants" and "biographical masterpieces." Other famous works include the novels "Earth", "Sons", "Divided House". – The novel combines subtle psychology with a deep understanding of cultural contradictions. The author reflects on how tradition and modernity can coexist in one destiny. – Edition in the "Neoclassic prose" series: high-quality printing, thoughtful design.