The Book of Chuang Tzu
By (Author) Chuang Tzu
Translated by Martin Palmer
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
4th January 2007
30th November 2006
United Kingdom
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 197mm, Spine 20mm
259g
New to Classics The Book of Chuang Tzu draws together the stories, tales, jokes and anecdotes that have gathered around the figure of Chuang Tzu. One of the great founders of Taoism, Chaung Tzu lived in the fourth century BC and is among the most enjoyable and intriguing personalities in the whole of Chinese philosophy.
The Taoist author named Chuang-tzu is estimated to have lived in the fourth century BCE, between 399 and 255 BCE. Martin Palmer is Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture. Currently he is working with the China Taoist Association on a project to protect the main Taoist sacred Mountains of China.