Lin Yutang - The Chinese People (Complete Translation)

Author: Lin Yutang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The Chinese People, originally translated as My Country and My People, is Lin Yutang's (1895–1976) breakthrough work and masterpiece in the Western literary world. Due to its highly humorous and exquisite portrayal of the Chinese character, spirit, ideals, life, politics, society, art, and culture, as well as its extensive and profound comparisons with those of Westerners, the book, published by John Day Company in New York in 1935, caused a sensation both at home and abroad. It was highly praised by renowned figures such as the American writer Pearl S. Buck and has been translated into multiple languages, widely circulated in the West. However, decades later, due to various special reasons, a complete translation of The Chinese People has yet to be published domestically. This edition by Xuelin Publishing House is the first complete translation available in China. China is such a great nation, and the lives of its people are so complex that it is natural to have diverse, even contradictory, interpretations of her. If someone holds an opinion contrary to mine, I am always ready to support them and provide more material to prove their correctness. Moments when people can attain and experience truth are rare, and only those moments endure forever. The Chinese People is Lin Yutang's breakthrough work and masterpiece in the Western literary world. This book makes corresponding, extensive, and profound comparisons between the Chinese and Western people in terms of character, spirit, ideals, life, politics, society, art, and culture.