John Minford

About the Author

John Minford studied Chinese at Oxford and has taught in China, Hong Kong, and New Zealand. John Minford was born in 1946, in Birmingham, UK. He studied ancient Greek and Latin literature at Winchester College. He received first class honours in Chinese literature at Balliol College, Oxford. In show more 1980, he received his PhD at the Australian National University. In 2016, he was the winner of won the inaugural Medal for Excellence in Translation for his Chinese-to-English translation of I Ching: The Book of Change. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: John Minford (Editor), John Minford - translator

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Works by John Minford

Seeds of Fire: Chinese Voices of Conscience (1986) — Editor — 43 copies, 1 review

Classical Chinese Literature (1988) 41 copies

Favourite Folktales of China (1983) 21 copies

'Master of translation: Simon Leys acts as intellectual & spiritual intermediary for Confucius ... ' in ARB, July 1997 [review of Leys' tr. of 'The Analects of Confucius'] 1 copy

The Best China (Hong Kong Literature) (2020) 1 copy

Renditions: A Chinese-English Translation Magazine (All Holdings in AAA.A) (1988) 1 copy

Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Tao 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Art of War (0500) — Translator, some editions — 27,857 copies, 305 reviews

Dream of the Red Chamber (1791) — Translator, some editions — 868 copies, 9 reviews

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (2006) — Introduction, some editions — 548 copies, 8 reviews

The Debt of Tears (1982) — Translator, some editions — 438 copies, 7 reviews

The Dreamer Wakes (1986) — Translator, some editions — 421 copies, 10 reviews

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1740) — Translator, some editions — 300 copies, 4 reviews

The Book and the Sword (1991) — Translator, some editions — 94 copies, 1 review

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