{"product_id":"lao-tzu-tao-te-ching-isbn-9781611807240","title":"Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e—from a legendary literary icon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in \u003ci\u003eLao Tzu: Tao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, we are treated to Le Guin’s unique take on Taoist philosophy’s founding classic.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Le Guin presents Lao Tzu’s time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before. Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text’s awe-inspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Jargon-free but still faithful to the poetic beauty of the original work, Le Guin’s unique translation is sure to be welcomed by longtime readers of the \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e as well as those discovering the text for the first time.“A student of the Tao for several decades, Le Guin has created an English text that will speak to modern readers in a fresh and lively way, while conveying the humor, insight, and beauty of the original.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLion’s Roar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The type of work which the great Polish poet and Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska meant when she spoke of ‘that rare miracle when a translation stops being a translation and becomes . . . a second original’ . . . The whole of \u003ci\u003eLao Tzu: Tao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e is well worth savoring—as much for the ancient substance as for Le Guin’s stylistic splendor.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Maria Popova, \u003ci\u003eThe Marginalian\u003c\/i\u003e (formerly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Reading [Le Guin's] translations is like taking a shared walk down a familiar trail where we discover rocks and water that we somehow missed before . . . undeniably refreshing, capturing a language that is casual and clear, reflective and pointed, full of the wise humor of the Way.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eParabola\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A student of the Tao for several decades, Le Guin has created an English text that will speak to modern readers in a fresh and lively way, while conveying the humor, insight and beauty of the original.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShambhala Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Among the many translations of Lao Tzu’s \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, Ursula K. Le Guin’s new version is a special treasure—a delight. There is something startlingly fresh and creatively alive here, brought forth by Ms. Le Guin’s intuitive and personal ingenuity.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Chuangliang Al Huang, founder of the \u003ci\u003eLiving Tao Foundation\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTao: The Watercourse Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin (1929–2018)\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally celebrated author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and essays, including \u003ci\u003eThe Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlways Coming Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Earthsea Cycle series. Her numerous literary awards include six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Award, and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300822438117,"sku":"NP9781611807240","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611807240.jpg?v=1767731112","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/lao-tzu-tao-te-ching-isbn-9781611807240","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}