Dao De Jing Paperback by Laozi

Product Details

• Publisher: WW Norton (2026-02-17)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 192 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781324123446
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

A landmark translation of the timeless classic of Daoist wisdom, rendered in gorgeous poetry that illuminates its enduring teachings.

This bold new translation by two brilliant poets offers a contemporary perspective on a timeless masterpiece of Daoist scripture, introducing Dao De Jing to a new audience while retaining the majesty of the Chinese original. Composed of eighty-one short poems written by the sage Laozi in 400 BC, Dao De Jing is one of the pillars of Chinese thought. Acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee and poet and scholar Yun Wang illuminate Dao De Jing as a unified work of art. This revelatory and faithful translation—presented alongside the original Chinese text—reveals its enduring teachings in their profound simplicity, subtlety, and balance.

About the Author

Li–Young Lee is a poet and translator. He received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for Lifetime Achievement, among other awards. Lee lives in Chicago.

Yun Wang, a poet and cosmologist, is the author of three volumes of poetry. Raised in rural southwest China, she lives in California.