The life and times of su tungpo a john day book company the gay genius. Lin yutang has used the best translations whereverpossible and, in many cases, has made new translations of his own. Aug 04, 2010 the vigil of a nation by lin, yutang, 1946, w. Lin yutang chinese writer, philosopher, translator, and poet, lin. His informal but polished style in both chinese and english made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic chinese texts into english were bestsellers in the west lin was born in the town of banzi in zhangzhou fujian province in southeastern. Lin yutang the importance of living download pdfepub ebook. Download this page pdf download left page pdf download right page pdf download whole book pdf partner login required text. I lin yutang oktubri 10, 1895 marsu 26, 1976 metung yang isik a talasulat ampong manimbentu inventor. In this report on his observations and impressions he denounces foreign critics of chiang kaisheks regime as purveyors of communist propaganda, though he himself expresses dissatisfaction with the kuomintangs reluctance to embark on the experiment of democratic government. Guide to unix using linux networking course technology. Religion in the life of lin yutang linkedin slideshare. There are also excerpts and cuttings from the wisdom literatures, all translated by lin yutang.
Other articles where my country and my people is discussed. Lin yutang definition of lin yutang by the free dictionary. Lin traveled in china and wrote favorably of the war effort and chiang kaishek in vigil of a nation 1944. The following year he moved to new york city to meet the popular demand for his historical accounts and novels. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Click download or read online button to get lin yutang book now. Lin yutang and his novel contributed recentlya chinese scholar spent over a years time tin france for the sole purpose of writing a novel in the eng lish language on contemporary chinese life. These are lin yutang s fables, proverbs, analects, maxims, epigrams, notes on courtesy, manners, style, and learning. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. List of books and articles about lin yutang online.
Lin yutang, wadegiles romanization lin yutang, original name lin hele, born october 10, 1895, longxi, fujian province, chinadied march 26, 1976, hong kong, prolific writer of a wide variety of works in chinese and english. A beloved literature professor gave me a nice hardbound 1937 edition of this book during my undergraduate days in the spring of 1985. A popular chinese writer, for many years resident in the occident, returns to his native land for a brief visit. These are lin yutangs fables, proverbs, analects, maxims, epigrams, notes on courtesy, manners, style, and learning.
Quotations the scholar, taoist, and modernist lin yutang wrote the importance of living to express his highly subjective, personal feelings and advocate a practical and enjoyable simple life all part of an unorthodox approach to. This is a personal testimony, a testimony of my own experience of thought and life. If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned. The vigil of a nation by lin, yutang 7 editions first published in 1944 not in library. Lin yutang to hoover, with the following dedication. It is not intended to be objective and makes no claim to establish eternal truths.
Jul 18, 20 lin yutang lin yutang, 18951976, was a renowned chinese philosopher, philologist, translator, political spokesperson, inventor, novelist and interprete slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. For the second time lin yutang has gone deep into wartime china and has come out with much to tell. Looking at todays translation industry, recognition of the value of his translation theory lack sufficient depth and intensity, and it has always been to the edge of alienation from the mainstream attitude. The vigil of a nation yutang, lin 1895 1976 amazon. Ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides. This biography provides detailed information about. Here, translated are the best of the sacred books of hinduism, confucianism, buddhism and taoism. You cannot do a thing without four persons knowing. Download left page pdf download right page pdf download whole book pdf. Lin yutang synonyms, lin yutang pronunciation, lin yutang translation, english dictionary definition of lin yutang.
It was widely translated and for years was regarded as a standard text on china. The importance of living by lin yutang free pdf books. And that novel has once occupied the top place in the list of best selling fictions in the american book mart. Lin yutang, for many years the foremost chinese scholar in the west, died after a long illness last night at queen mary hospital in hong kong. Light scuffing to boards, else very good in a good only dustwrapper with loss of the top half of rear panel. My country and my people book by lin yutang britannica.
No foreign writer, and few chinese, could have had such a chance to see past the smoke of war, through the clouds of gossip, and beneath the heaving surface of economic and political change. Towards a psychobiographical study of lin yutang adelaide. Lin yutang biography lin yutang was a famous chinese translator and writer who invented the chineselanguage typewriter. My country and my peopleby lin yutangintroduction in this atmosphere of change, the present intellectual youth of china has grown up. Frasi di lin yutang 70 frasi citazioni e frasi celebri. His informal but polished style in both chinese and english made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and his compilations and translations of classic chinese texts into english were bestsellers in the west. Description and travel, history, world war, 19391945, travel. Lin yutang is currently considered a single author. Lin yutangs translation of the article attempts to make a new value concept and we find that chinese and western science in the history of chinas. Vigil of a nation hardcover january 1, 1905 by yutang lin author visit amazons yutang lin page. Famous chinese short stories, retold by lin yutang, published by a john day book company 1953. Lin yutang quotations from the importance of living the. During this decade, lins life suffered from a number of losses and this chapter. Mar 27, 1976 lin yutang, for many years the foremost chinese scholar in the west, died after a long illness last night at queen mary hospital in hong kong.
The problems of inflation, of the army, of social and educational standards, and above all of the much heralded civil war will be described as i saw them, as a chinese who is a member neither of the kuomintang nor of the chinese communist party, but who sees them as problems of chinas emerging unity as a nation. Lin yutang quotes author of the importance of living. The vigil of nation, published by a john day book company 1947 the gay genius. Lin described sources of strength in the life of the chinese people that he believed would help the nation survive its. The vigil of a nation by lin yutang the john day, 1945. The vigil of a nation by lin yutang the john day, 1945 ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic. Find my country and my people by yutang, lin at biblio. He published vigil of a nation in 1944, an ambitious diary of war and. The vigil of a nation by lin yutang, 1945 online research. Lin yutang the vigil of a nation first edition 1945 ebay.
Where the fathers imbibed the doctrine of confucius and learned the classics and. The following spring i found myself studying in china, traveling around the north, climbing the taoist. Quotations the scholar, taoist, and modernist lin yutang wrote the importance of living to express his highly subjective, personal feelings and advocate a practical and enjoyable simple life all part of an unorthodox approach to life and philosophy among contemporary westerners. Lin yutang the importance of living download pdfepub. This chapter covers lin yutangs life and works from 1943 to 1953.
Vigil of a nation was undoubtedly lin yutangs most controversial book. Lin yutang wrote extensively on chinese social, cultural traditions and introduced them to the west. The importance of living by lin yutang mark cyzyk finds out how to be a loafing scamp. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Lin yutang, libro the importance of living the importance of living 1937, context.