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John Minford

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John Minford is a sinologist and literary translator. He is primarily known for his translations of Chinese classics such as The Story of the Stone and The Art of War. John's recent work includes a translation of the famous Chinese divination text, the I Ching, published in October 2014, and a new version of the Tao Te Ching, to be published in December 2018.

John Minford was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1968 with a First Class Honours degree in Chinese Studies. Over the subsequent 15 years he worked closely with David Hawkes on the Penguin Classics version of the 18th-century novel The Story of the Stone 紅樓夢, translating the last forty chapters. He went to Canberra in 1977 and studied fo ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 9,427 ratings · 1,090 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Art of War by Sun Tzu, John Minford (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 564,084 ratings — published -500 — 719 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tao Te Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Way by Lao Tzu, John Minford (Translator ) 4.29 avg rating — 180,872 ratings — published -350 — 226 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Oracle and Book of Wisdom by Anonymous, John Minford (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 20,630 ratings — published -850 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations - Volume I: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty by John Minford (Editor), Joseph S.M. Lau (Editor), Cyril Birch (Foreword) 4.53 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Favourite Folktales of China 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1983 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trees on the Mountain: An Anthology of New Chinese Writing by John Minford (Editor), Chʻi Sung it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best China it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio[STRANGE TALES FROM A CHINESE S][Paperback] it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best China: Essays from Hong Kong (HONG KONG LITERATURE SERIES) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ch’ing, a Chinese Book of Love: From Early Times to the Modern Age 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars