Lin Yutang Selected Works

Author: Lin Yutang
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Publish Date: 2006-11-17
Features: Lin Yutang (1895-1976) was a native of Longxi, Fujian. His original name was Hele, later changed to Yutang, and then to Yutang. In 1912, he entered Shanghai St. John's University and taught at Tsinghua University after graduation. In the autumn of 1919, he went to the United States to study at Harvard University's Department of Literature. In 1922, he obtained a master's degree in literature. That same year, he transferred to Germany and enrolled at Leipzig University, specializing in linguistics. After receiving his doctorate in 1923, he returned to China and served as a professor at Peking University, as well as the director of the English Department and the academic affairs officer at Beijing Normal Women's Teacher's College. From 1924 onwards, he became one of the main contributors to the journal Yusi. In 1926, he became the head of the College of Arts at Xiamen University. In 1927, he served as a secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1932, he edited the monthly journal Lunyu. In 1934, he founded Renjian Shì (The World of Men), and in 1935, he founded Yuzhou Feng (Mysteries of the Universe), advocating for the "small essays centered on the self and characterized by leisure and ease." After 1935, he wrote cultural works and novels such as My Country and My People, A Moment in Peking, and The Sound of the Wind and the Cries of the Crane in English while in the United States. In 1944, he once returned to China to lecture in Chongqing. This book collects Lin Yutang's representative works in a "selected collection" format, including his novels and essays, which have been reasonably organized and arranged, allowing readers who love contemporary Chinese literature to enjoy high-quality literary works. This book is a must-read for students of liberal arts in higher education and literature enthusiasts.