by Jonathan Clements · Parragon · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781405461269
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«The Little Book of Chinese Proverbs» is Jonathan Clements' compendium of Chinese proverbs and sayings, published by Parragon in hardcover.
The book brings together proverbs, short poems and reflections drawn from three thousand years of Chinese history. It includes the eight Confucian virtues, along with idioms and popular sayings on politics, friendship, wisdom and love, in a small-format volume.
Hardcover, 255 pages in English; the work was originally published in 1999 and this edition is from 2005.
For readers interested in Chinese culture, philosophy and folk wisdom, with a compact format for quick reference.
Jonathan Michael Clements is a British author and scriptwriter. His non-fiction works include biographies of Confucius, Koxinga and Qin Shi Huang, as well as monthly opinion columns for Neo magazine. He is also the co-author of encyclopedias of anime and Japanese television dramas.
