With love & irony / by Lin Yutang



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

2001

With love & irony / by Lin Yutang

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This is a collection of Lin Yutang's writing. First published in 1934, the articles are highly varied, ranging observations on aspects of daily life to insights of the social and political scene at that time. The same cultural issues addressed then are still pertinent to the understanding of present-day China and her relationship with the international powers.

Subjects

Chinese wit and humor China--Civilization 20th century

Categories

Satire and humour Heritage and Culture

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Title
With love & irony / by Lin Yutang
Creators
  • Lin, Yutang, 1895-1976
Subject
  • Chinese wit and humor
  • China--Civilization 20th century
Publisher
  • Cultured Lotus, 2001
  • National Library Board Singapore, 2001
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill.
Table of Contents
  • Introduction -- 1 The English and the Chinese -- 2 The Americans -- 3 What I like about America -- 4 The Chinese and the Japanese -- 5 Hirota and the child -- 6 "Oh, break not my willow trees!" -- 7 Captive Peking -- 8 A hymn to Shanghai -- 9 What I want -- 10 What I have not done -- 11 Crying at the movies ...
Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.