In a recent interview tsai discussed his life growing up and his philosophy of life and work. The books of tsai chih chung have been very well received by the public in both taiwan and mainland china. Chung is a cartoonist and popularizer of chinese philosophy whose books have sold over eighteen million copies in china tsai chih chung book subjects religion taoism. The chinese classic animation is based on the comic books authored by wellknown caricaturist, chih chung tsai. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Tsai chih chung is a famous cartoonist born in huatan, changhua county, taiwan of. Follow tsai chih chung and explore their bibliography from s tsai chih chung author page. Jan 23, 2014 the sixth book in the zen speaks series of cartoonillustrated adaptations of chinese thought and philosophy by worldrenowned author tsai chih chung, wisdom of the zen masters combines selections from the most important and famous zen texts into a single volume. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Tsai chih chung is a master in comic adaptations of literature and oriental philosophy. The six books i own include in order by publication date. This is a video for the line of animated videos theyve made based on the books. Which english translationinterpretation of the tao te ching.
Tsai chih chung is a worldrenowned cartoonist and popularizer of chinese classics whose books have sold more than 40 millions copies worldwide. Inspired by his fascination with the wisdom of this sage, the immensely popular taiwanese cartoonist tsai chih chung created a bestselling chinese comic book. In 1983 chung created the characters of drunken swordsman, fat dragon, oneeyed. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. The music of nature by chihchung tsai and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Speaks series is entertaining, informative, and fun to read.
Tsai chih chung, a wellknown cartoonist from taiwan, has published a biography titled genius and master. Tsai chih chung has 75 books on goodreads with 4102 ratings. At age 48, selftaught buddhist cartoonist and bestselling author tsai chih chung became a canadian citizen in august of 1994, living in a spectacular home in west vancouver three months per year, having sold approximately 18 millions books. In a blink of an eye, tsai chihchung is able to say what day of. He first came to prominence through his awardwinning animated movies and his immensely popular daily comic strips. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tsai chih chung books list of books by author tsai chih. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. See all books authored by tsai chih chung, including zhuangzi speaks, and sunzi speaks. Tsai chih chungs comics of the chinese classics are not the easiest to come by, and are priced varyingly, but if you stumble across one somewhere, or happen to be poking around online and find one at an inexpensive price, i hope you consider giving it a try. Chiang, china times, 20101117 tsai chih chung, a cartoonist known for translating chinese classics into comic books in various languages, now presents his recent new work tetralogy of the universe. As an aside, the most valuable bit of advice i got was roughly this. Shouts of nothingness by tsai chih chung and translated by brian bruya.
Collected and popularized by the immensely popular chinese illustrator tsai chih chung, the book includes 100 zen tales for the reader of today, bringing to life the spirit and philosophy of zen through cartoon panels. One of my finds that day was a book called zen speaks. Tsai chih chung books list of books by author tsai chih chung. As with tsai chih chung s previous books, the original chinese notes are contained in the margins of each page as an aid to scholars and chinesespeaking readers. To tsai, these books are about more than artwork, as they represent. Golden horse film festival and awards for his work on old master q. Tsai chihchung, a wellknown cartoonist from taiwan, has published a biography titled genius and master. Tsai chih chung has 75 books on goodreads with 4166 ratings. The fifth book in the tremendously successful zen speaks series of cartoonillustrated adaptations of chinese thought and philosophy by worldrenowned author tsai chih chung 100,000 copies in print, the dao of zhuangzi explores core portions of the zhuangzi, one of the great daoist texts. Inspired by the earliest and core texts of zen buddhism, zen speaks distills the philosophy and wisdom of zen in a series of. Jun 30, 2006 the chinese classic animation is based on the comic books authored by wellknown caricaturist, chih chung tsai. You asked which english translationinterpretation of the tao te ching is most accurate.
Tsai chih chung is a worldrenowned taiwanese cartoonist and popularizer of chinese classics whose books have sold more than 40 millions copies worldwide. In 1971 he became the art director of the kuan chi programme service and five years later he founded the far east animation production company and the dragon production company. The illustrated dharma sutra by tsai chih chung and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tsai chih chung books list of books by author tsai. The illustrations are beautiful, but the message is very disappointing. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Shop the latest titles by tsai chih chung at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Jun 07, 2010 much in the same mold as larry gonicks cartoon history series, tsai chih chung s. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The popular comic book artist tsai chih chung faithfully brought the wisdom of these classics to life with his uniquely charming illustrations.
During a period of political and social upheaval in china, the unconventional insights of the great daoist zhuangzi 369. The music of nature englishchinese by chung, tsai chih and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The dao speaks ii ebook written by tsai chih chung. Tsai had his cartoon characters enact the key parables of zhuangzi pronounced jwawngdz, and he rendered zhuangzis most enlightening sayings into modern chinese. Join facebook to connect with david bare and others you may know. More whispers of wisdom englishchinese by tsai chih chung a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Journey to the west book 1 by tsai chih chung and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I will be donating this book to my local library, but treasure all the other tsai chih chung books i own. Buy zen speaks first anchor books edition by chih chung tsai isbn. A profoundly wise and humorous rendering of the classic chinese text on military strategy, as told through the delightful chinese cartoon panels of bestselling author tsai chih chung. Apr 02, 2007 tsai chih chung is a taiwanese cartoonist and populariser of chinese philosophy whose books haven sold over 40 million copies and have been translated into a dozen languages. Tsai chih chung, author of the analects penguin classics, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist.
An illustrated adaptation of the early zen buddhist classics of the th century. Zen speaks by tsai chih chung 1994, paperback for sale. Books by tsai chih chung author of zen speaks goodreads. He currently resides in taiwan and hangzhou, china. Shouts of nothingness book online at best prices in india on. Inspired by his fascination with the wisdom of this sage, the. Only one chinese buddhist work ever attained the status of an official scripture, the platform sutra of the sixth patriarch. Written and drawn by chung, with brian bruya translating the text to english. Tsai chih chung comic strip spitting on ghosts youtube. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the dao speaks ii. They have subsequently been translated into dozens of languages including english.