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The Essential Chuang Tzu
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The Essential Chuang Tzu Paperback - 1999 - 1st Edition

by Sam Hamill

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  • Title The Essential Chuang Tzu
  • Author Sam Hamill
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition UsedAcceptable
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 1999-10-19
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2Y6RVP002L75_ns
  • ISBN 9781570624575 / 1570624577
  • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.05 x 6.03 x 0.59 in (22.99 x 15.32 x 1.50 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
    • Religious Orientation: Taoism
  • Dewey Decimal Code 299.514

First line

DEEP IN THE NORTHERN DARKNESS THERE IS A FISH called K'un, so large its breadth cannot be measured.

Media reviews

     "This new translation, which expertly preserves the humor and bite of these ancient teachings, will entice a whole new audience to read—and reread—Chuang Tzu's writings."— Publishers Weekly.

     

About the author

Sam Hamill has translated more than two dozen books from ancient Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Latin, and Estonian. He has published fourteen volumes of original poetry. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Mellon Fund. He was awarded the Decoracin de la Universidad de Carabobo in Venezuela, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry from Washington Poets Association, and the PEN American Freedom to Write Award. He cofounded and served as Editor at Copper Canyon Press for thirty-two years and is the Director of Poets Against War.

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