256 pages • first pub -429 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393316995
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 October 1997
Description
In this terse, brilliant translation, Simon Leys restores the human dimension to Confucius. He emerges a full-blooded character with a passion for politics and a devotion to the ideals of a civilization he saw in decline. Leys's notes draw Confuci...
Community Reviews Summary of 660 reviews
Moods
informative 61%
challenging 41%
inspiring 25%
mysterious 19%
relaxing 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 6%
Average rating
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Minor
Animal death, Death
256 pages • first pub -429 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393316995
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 17 October 1997
Description
In this terse, brilliant translation, Simon Leys restores the human dimension to Confucius. He emerges a full-blooded character with a passion for politics and a devotion to the ideals of a civilization he saw in decline. Leys's notes draw Confuci...
Community Reviews Summary of 660 reviews
Moods
informative 61%
challenging 41%
inspiring 25%
mysterious 19%
relaxing 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
medium 37%
fast 6%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Animal death, Death