Laozi's DAO de Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time

by Laozi and Ken Liu

Book Overview

A fresh, graceful translation of one of the most important and timeless classics--the foundational work of Daoism--by award-winning novelist Ken Liu, who contextualizes and demystifies this famously enigmatic text.

Laozi's Dao De Jing was written around 400 BC by a compassionate soul in a world torn by hatred and ambition, dominated by those that yearned for apocalyptic confrontations and prized ideology over experience. By speaking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 166801937X
• ISBN13: 9781668019375
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"