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“Leys has made Confucius speak English more persuasively than any translator to date. His achievement is one of simplicity. . . . Leys sees his task as making the Confucius of the Analects fully persuasive again. He does this brilliantly.”
—Stephen Owen, The New Republic


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"A subtle and elegant [translation]." -- Jonathan Spence - New York Review of Books

The Analects

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    A Paperback / softback by Confucius, Michael Nylan, Simon Leys

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      Publisher WW Norton & Co
      Published 7 November 2014
      ISBN-13 9780393911954
      978-0393911954
      ISBN-10 0393911950
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      East Asian and Indian philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “Leys has made Confucius speak English more persuasively than any translator to date. His achievement is one of simplicity. . . . Leys sees his task as making the Confucius of the Analects fully persuasive again. He does this brilliantly.”
      —Stephen Owen, The New Republic


      Trade Review
      "A subtle and elegant [translation]." -- Jonathan Spence - New York Review of Books

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