Lin yutang was a chinese writer, translator, linguist and inventor. Lin yutang wikipedia, the free encyclopedia lin yutang october 10, 1895 march 26. Lin yutang biography famous people famous people in. 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. Search the catalogue for collection items held by the national library of australia. My country and my people free ebook download as pdf file. Lin yutang the importance of living download pdfepub. My country and my people ebook written by lin yutang. Nobelprize nominee writing in the first half of the 20th cen. My country and my people quickly gained great popularity in america and lin yutang became a famous writer almost overnight. China is a terrifically complex country with an astounding history, but lin was able to define, explain, and shape this country s past in an entirely robust and comprehensible manner.
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Pdf my country and my people download full pdf book. Lin, the son of a chinese presbyterian minister, was educated for the ministry but renounced christianity in. Reared a christian, he now describes himself as a pagan. Lin yutang wikiquote lin yutangs full books online at the internet archive. Those people who agree with me in believing in lying in bed as one of the greatest pleasures. I very rarely thought about the special quality of china and its people until i came to us for college, and it is in a foreign country a special country that seems to be dominating the world and replacing all local cultures with its own that i gradually started to rediscover the essence of my country and my people. Good country ham is a delicacy that deserves to be in gourmet company. It is this historical perspective that shall save us. In lin yutang of his many englishlanguage books, my country and my people. Moment in pecking my country and my people the gay genius the importance of living. Other articles where my country and my people is discussed. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Search the history of over 406 billion web pages on the internet.
Yutang was born to a presbyterian pastor, lin zhicheng and his wife yang shunming in a small town of banzai, pinghe, zhangzho. Lin yutang 18951976 was one of the most influential chinese writers of the 20th century. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Lin yutang and the interpretation of things chinese 185 joe sample 10 reconstructing the image of a chinese courtesan for western readers. My country and my people isbn 9781443723770 pdf epub lin. My country and my people book by lin yutang britannica. Lin set out to demonstrate in my country and my people that. In this classic book yutang ling does a fantastic job of describing chinese people, customs and culture in an understandable way for the western reader. It was widely translated and for years was regarded as a standard text on china. My country and my people by yutang lin, paperback barnes. 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. The importance of living by lin yutang free pdf books. My country and my people 4 download ebook pdf, epub.
Lin yutang was born in china and was educated in mission schools there. Publication date 1936 topics china social conditions, national characteristics, chinese, china civilization, china, manners and customs, social conditions. New search eresources user lists feedback help collection delivery times visitor update. In this atmosphere of change, the present intellectual you. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read my country and my people.
Lin yutang chinesisch, pinyin lin yutang, jyutping lam4 jyu5 tong4. His informal but polished style in both chinese and english made him one of the most influential writers of his generation, and. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Click download or read online button to get my country and my people 4 book now.
China is a terrifically complex country with an astounding history, but lin was able to define, explain, and shape this countrys past in an entirely robust and comprehensible manner. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Share inspirational quotes by lin yutang and quotations about philosophy and simplicity. Samuel rated it it was amazing nov 09, this is the thoughtful analysis of a philosophers passage from christianity in which he was raised as a boy to the eastern heritage of confucianism, taoism, buddhism, the three great spiritual forces in the orient and back to christianity, lin yutang has captured the essential problem confronting thinking people everywhere. Lin yutang, born in 1895, was a worldrenowned novelist, essayist, philosopher, philologist and lexicographer. October 10, 1895 march 26, 1976 was a chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. Lin yutang, prolific writer of a wide variety of works in chinese and english.
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