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. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Revere inaction as much as action, invoke humor to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willingindeed, eagerto be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise. Widow, nun and courtesan by yutang, lin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy a cheap copy of a leaf in the storm book by lin yutang. Add to your book collection on bookogs or save for later. The importance of living is really a call to appreciate the earthly pleasures of life and not take so seriously the overrated follies of modern civilization. University of edinburgh, normal people sally rooney. Yutang lin, signed abebooks abebooks shop for books. Lin yutang s prescription is the classic chinese philosophy of life.
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. You dont have to completely agree with his views to appreciate his style. Lin yutang october 10, 1895 march 26, 1976 was a chinese writer and inventor. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. October 10, 1895 march 26, 1976 was a chinese inventor, linguist, novelist, philosopher, and translator. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.
Lin yutang lin yutang is the author of books such as the importance of living. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. The importance of living is a wry, witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Join facebook to connect with miroslava rivera and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
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