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Lin Yutang (10 October 1895 – 26 March 1976) was a Chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. He had an informal style in both Chinese and English, and he made compilations and translations of the Chinese classics into English. Some of his writings criticized the racism and imperialism of the West. [1] Early life.
Lin Yutang (born October 10, 1895, Longxi, Fujian province, China—died March 26, 1976, Hong Kong) was a prolific writer of a wide variety of works in Chinese and English; in the 1930s he founded several Chinese magazines specializing in social satire and Western-style journalism.
Lin Yutang (Traditional Chinese:林語堂; Simplified Chinese:林语堂, October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976) was a Chinese writer, linguist, and essayist.
Jan 30, 2018 · Anyone who speaks Mandarin Chinese will end up using at least one of the words invented by cultural giant Lin Yutang. Lin Yutang’s mountain home gives a sometimes playful revelation of the inner life of the man who is said to have done more than anyone else to bring China to the West. Of his own design, Lin Yutang set his home near Yangming ...
Read the classic Chinese text on the philosophy of Tao, translated by Lin Yutang, a scholar and writer. Learn about the principles of Tao, the nature of the universe, the spirit of the valley, and the way of the sage.
Lin Yutang (1895–1976) was the modern Chinese writer and intellectual best known to the Western world in the twentieth century. Most of Lin’s works were written in English and were therefore accessible to the West.
Prolific writer of a wide variety of works in Chinese 林语堂 and English; in the 1930s he founded several Chinese magazines specializing in social satire and Western-style journalism.
