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China · Literature · Hard
Which 1933 essay collection by Lin Yutang, written in English, became a bestseller in the United States and was praised by The New York Times for its witty, personal introduction to Chinese philosophy and life?
Answer: My Country and My People — Lin Yutang's My Country and My People presented Chinese culture to Western audiences on its own terms, blending scholarship with a humorous, occasionally self-deprecating tone that was rare for its time.
- A The Importance of Living
- B My Country and My People ✓
- C Moment in Peking
- D A Leaf in the Storm
Lin Yutang's My Country and My People presented Chinese culture to Western audiences on its own terms, blending scholarship with a humorous, occasionally self-deprecating tone that was rare for its time.