Yutang Lin has been my favorite writer.
One has to find so much from his works I promise you my friends. As one of the few who mastered both western and eastern languages and cultures he has been one of the best introducing eastern cultures into the west. Not widely known, he was the writer of some New York Times bestsellers. Moreover, his writings, Both novels and others, are so intense and rich in emotions with happiness or sorrow; they are indeed from the bottom of the heart and thus touch so many others' hearts. His love for life itself is so profound and deep that one can not miss it or help being stirred to look at himself or herslef. He cried at a very old age in the wheelchair in a supermarket for he realized life was so beautiful yet he was close to the end.
Item list I have read:
Moment in Peking
Between tears and laughters
With love and irony
The wisdom of Laotse
The wisdom of Confucius
My contry and my people
A leaf in the storm
The red peony
The best of an old friend
The importance of living
Looking beyond
Famous Chines short stories
My dear friends, one would feel fortunate for oneself if one has come to his works.
Until then!
4/16/2006
Houston
but so far, I only read 'The importance of living' and some other short episodes such as 幽默的艺术，读书的艺术, fun and enlightening! How do I find those other books in your list? from libary or online?