Chia Tao (779-843), an erstwhile Zen monk who became a poet during China's T'ang Dynasty, recorded the lives of the sages, masters, immortals, and hermits who helped establish the great spiritual tradition of Zen Buddhism in China. Presented in both the original Chinese and Mike O'Connor's beautiful[...]
Presented in both the original Chinese and modern English, the writings of fourteen eminent poet monks whose works span twelve centuries are translated with a deep appreciation for the elegance of this traditional Chinese expression of spirituality. Original. IP.[...]
Gorgeous and unique, "Where the World Does Not Follow captures an almost-hidden China. Acclaimed translator Mike O'Connor and photographer Steven Johnson uncover a world rarely seen by outsiders -- even as they capture it in its everyday beauty. O'Connor's translations of poems from China's Tang Dyn[...]