This bold new translation by two brilliant poets offers a contemporary perspective on a timeless masterpiece of Daoist scripture, introducing Dao De Jing to a new audience while retaining the majesty of the Chinese original. Composed of eighty-one short poems written by the sage Laozi in 400 BC, Dao De Jing is one of the pillars of Chinese thought. Acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee and poet and scholar Yun Wang illuminate Dao De Jing as a unified work of art. This revelatory and faithful translation–presented alongside the original Chinese text–reveals its enduring teachings in their profound simplicity, subtlety, and balance.
Author: Laozi
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 02/17/2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781324123446
Language: English
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