Chinese people (complete edition)

Author: Lin Yutang (Author), Hao Chidong, Shen Yihong (Translator)
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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 and representative work 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 in-depth comparisons with the Western character, spirit, ideals, and life, 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 Pearl S. Buck, an American writer, and was translated into multiple languages, spreading widely 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 published by Xuelin Press is the first complete translation of the book in China. China is such a great country, and the lives of its people are so complex. 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 and representative work in the Western literary world. This book makes corresponding, extensive, and in-depth comparisons between the Chinese and the Western in terms of character, spirit, ideals, life, politics, society, art, and culture.