Confucius Speaks: Words to Live By [Paperback]

Tsai Chih Chung (Author), Brian Bruya (Translator), Brian (Translator) Bruya (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1996

In Confucius Speaks, the teachings of the greatest sage of all time are vividly brought to life by the wonderfully endearing and humorous characters drawn by East Asia's most famous cartoonist, Tsai Chih Chung. Although readers everywhere are familiar with the name of Confucius, few have encountered his actual teachings in such an accessible manner. Illustrations throughout.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Anchor (September 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385480342
• ISBN-13: 978-0385480345
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,155,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Starting Book... and Wonderful Keepsake, February 14, 2000

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RK (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confucius Speaks: Words to Live By (Paperback)

This book was wonderful! While I especially recommended it for beginners who are new to the teachings of Confucius, I know this book will surely be interesting to anyone. The first time I picked this comic book up, I read through 60 pages without putting it down again. The first section of the book is about the events in Confucius' life, while the second section deals with the Analects. Although I'm just a beginner to the teachings of Confucius, these comics have definitely captured my interest, and left me wanting to know more about Confucius' wisdom and philosophy. The cartoons give you various little snippets of Confucius' ideology, and leave you highly interested in learning more on each topic. I'm glad I started off with this book. Now I'm reading more comprehensive books on Confucianism; however, I will always have this little comic book to pull of the shelf and flip through.... time and time again.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant, August 25, 1999

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This review is from: Confucius Speaks: Words to Live By (Paperback)

Don't let your prejudices against "comic books" deter you from getting this book. It is a comic that needs no qualifiers or apologies for it is an extremely intelligently written book encapsulating in an economical and elegant way the profound teachings of Confuscius. The art work is simple, exquisit and charming. A book not to be breezed through but savoured and re-read again & again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helps keep things straight, March 17, 2001

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C. Birks (Crystal Lake, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Confucius Speaks: Words to Live By (Paperback)

One of the best things about this book is it puts a face on Confucius and, more importantly, his disciples. It's difficult to read The Analects (which this book uses a few sayings from) and keep straight who's who; this book helps a lot. The last section with a brief bio on a few of the disciples is fantastic. I can find no other source to compare to this. Now when I read The Analect I see the faces from this book when different people are mentioned. My only complaint is that different translations of Confucius' work seem to use slightly different names then those used in this book. It can be a bit confusing when this book is the first one you read, but I would still HIGHLY recommend it.