Lin Yutang

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born

in Banzi, China

October 10, 1895

died

March 26, 1976

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Reference, Religion & Spirituality

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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, the son of a Chinese Presbyterian minister, was educated for the ministry but renounced Christianity in his early 20s and became a professor of English. He traveled to the United States and Europe for advanced study; on his return to China, he taught, edited several English-language journals, and contributed essays to Chinese literary magazines.

In 1932 Lin established the Lunyu banyuekan (“Analects Fortnightly”), a type of Western-style satirical magazine totally new to China at that time. It was highly successful, and he soon introduced two more publications. In...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 860 ratings · 124 reviews · 55 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Importance Of Living 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 1937 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moment In Peking 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1939 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Country And My People 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1935 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una Hoja En La Tormenta / A Leaf in the Storm 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of China and India 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1942 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of Confucius 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1943 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Famous Chinese Short Stories 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1953 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Wu 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Peony 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1962 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Importance Of Understanding 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live”
― Lin Yutang

tags: life

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“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”
― Lin Yutang, The Importance Of Living

tags: life, simplicity

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“There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.”
― Lin Yutang, The Importance Of Living

tags: tea

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