Lin Yu-tang's Life of Talent: Flashes of Brilliance and Moments of Despair

Author: Chen Yalian (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: He believes in the "half-half philosophy," "to see through half of this mortal life, half brings boundless enjoyment. Drinking half full is just right, flowers half bloomed are particularly beautiful. Half sails unfurled avoid capsizing, horses half-reined are steady. Half less is richer in taste, half more is tedious. A century of joy and sorrow are half intertwined, to gain advantage, take half." He hopes to realize his "personal dream": "Put on casual clothes, take a fishing rod, go to a utopia, temporarily become a descendant of Gu Tian." Scholars or enthusiasts of the history of Sino-US cultural exchange, scholars or enthusiasts of modern Chinese literature, scholars or enthusiasts of "humorous literature," supporters or opponents of "petty bourgeoisie sentiment," and students from primary school to university.