About the book: 2005 / James Michener's famous novel "The Source" is published in Russian for the first time. The famous American writer, Pulitzer Prize winner, an unrivaled master of a fascinating epic narrative, takes the reader ten thousand years ago to a deep cave near a spring on Makor Hill, where three great religions were born - Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Three archaeologists, three friends - the American Cullinane, Arab Tabari and Israeli Eliav - outlined a place for large-scale excavations here.