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Wisdom's Way: 101 Tales of Chinese Wit

Autor Meng-Lung Feng Editat de Andrew Murray Traducere de Walton Lee
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 feb 1997
Wisdom's Way is a collection of true stories from ancient China. Filled with palace intrigue, ambitious warlords, greedy swindlers, and justice-seeking wise men, each story evokes the legendary wisdom of the Far East.These delightful tales offer both historical lessons and insight into human relationships, from the grand maneuvering of emperors to a pair of tradesmen arguing over an old coat. Test your wit in a hundred and one tales from Imperial China, and see if you can keep your head Popular in China, these stories have been translated and enhanced by Walton Lee.
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ISBN-13: 9781886969360
ISBN-10: 1886969361
Pagini: 168
Dimensiuni: 153 x 229 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: YMAA Publication Center

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Wisdom's Way is a collection of true stories from ancient China. Filled with palace intrigue, ambitious warlords, greedy swindlers, and justice-seeking wise men, each story evokes the legendary wisdom of the Far East. These delightful tales offer both historical lessons and insight into human relationships, from the grand maneuvering of emperors to a pair of tradesmen arguing over an old coat.

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From a time when losing your wits could mean losing your head comes a collection of stories from China's dynasties. "Wisdom's Way" is a compendium of political intrigue, detective work, moral lessons, and the shrewdness that comes from living in the ages of emperors, warlords, gods, and ghosts.

Notă biografică

Walton C. Lee, born in Taipei, Taiwan (the democratic China) is very fond of Chinese history and literature. A naturalized American citizen, he is a graduate of San Francisco State University. His goal is to introduce sophisticated Chinese culture to Western readers. Mr. Lee lives in El Cerrito, California.