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The Importance of Living
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Title: The Importance of Living
Author: Lin Yutang
Publisher: The John Day Company, New York
Published: 1937
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 459
Catalogs: Philosophy, China, Essays
Description: Original black cloth binding with gilt and red text on spine and red decoration on front board. No dust-jacket. Remnants of white price sticker on front board, as well as minor spotting. Spine shows a little wear, especially at edges. Pages are tanned but unmarked. There is a gift inscription on the flyleaf. 23rd printing of Lin Yutang's classic of modern Chinese philosophy interpreted for Western readers. Published in 1937, The Importance of Living became an international bestseller for its defense of leisure, humor, individuality, and humane living amid modern pressures. Drawing on Confucian, Daoist, and literary traditions, Lin blends anecdote, essay, and cultural commentary in a conversational style. He also compares Chinese and Western cultural affectations, and discusses communism and nationalism. There is also an appendix of Chinese names, and of critical Chinese vocabulary, that intends to provide Western readers with a reference for Chinese concepts. Lin Yutang (1895-1976) was a Chinese writer, translator, linguist, and cultural ambassador who played a major role in introducing Chinese philosophy and literature to Western audiences. Educated in both China and the United States, his works shaped mid-20th-century Western understanding of Chinese culture by presenting Confucian and Daoist thought in an accessible voice. First edition, 23rd printing in February 1940. Hardcover, good condition. 459 pages, octavo.
Author: Lin Yutang
Publisher: The John Day Company, New York
Published: 1937
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 459
Catalogs: Philosophy, China, Essays
Description: Original black cloth binding with gilt and red text on spine and red decoration on front board. No dust-jacket. Remnants of white price sticker on front board, as well as minor spotting. Spine shows a little wear, especially at edges. Pages are tanned but unmarked. There is a gift inscription on the flyleaf. 23rd printing of Lin Yutang's classic of modern Chinese philosophy interpreted for Western readers. Published in 1937, The Importance of Living became an international bestseller for its defense of leisure, humor, individuality, and humane living amid modern pressures. Drawing on Confucian, Daoist, and literary traditions, Lin blends anecdote, essay, and cultural commentary in a conversational style. He also compares Chinese and Western cultural affectations, and discusses communism and nationalism. There is also an appendix of Chinese names, and of critical Chinese vocabulary, that intends to provide Western readers with a reference for Chinese concepts. Lin Yutang (1895-1976) was a Chinese writer, translator, linguist, and cultural ambassador who played a major role in introducing Chinese philosophy and literature to Western audiences. Educated in both China and the United States, his works shaped mid-20th-century Western understanding of Chinese culture by presenting Confucian and Daoist thought in an accessible voice. First edition, 23rd printing in February 1940. Hardcover, good condition. 459 pages, octavo.
