Dao De Jing
Laozi author Yun Wang translator Li-Young Lee translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Publishing:17th Feb '26
£13.99
This title is due to be published on 17th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Hardback£21.99(9781324079163)
This bold new translation by two brilliant poets offers a contemporary perspective on a timeless masterpiece of Daoist scripture, introducing Dao De Jing to a new audience while retaining the majesty of the Chinese original. Composed of eighty-one short poems written by the sage Laozi in 400 BC, Dao De Jing is one of the pillars of Chinese thought. Acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee and poet and scholar Yun Wang illuminate Dao De Jing as a unified work of art. This revelatory and faithful translation–presented alongside the original Chinese text–reveals its enduring teachings in their profound simplicity, subtlety and balance.
"To be immersed in the mysterious beauty of the Dao De Jing, [this translation] is the most literary and inviting." -- Stephen R. Platt - The Wall Street Journal
"I loved reading this book, in this translation.… [T]here is wisdom here that will make you think about how you go through your life." -- Sean Carroll, author of The Big Picture
"Li-Young Lee and Yun Wang have offered us a delightful and gratifying version [of the Dao De Jing]. Be prepared for a sumptuous journey into ‘the way.’" -- Marilyn Chin, author of Sage
ISBN: 9781324123446
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192 pages