About the author
Lin Geng is an author about whom relatively limited public information is currently available. The library holds one work by this author, Selections from Lin Geng. Judging from the title and its common classification, the book is grouped among classic works and is likely an anthology of the author's articles or writings, carrying a sense of review and distillation. Because information such as birth and death years, nationality, education, and personal experience has not been confirmed, no speculation is made here about the author's life; only the writing as reflected in the available material is described. In the form of selected writings, Lin Geng's prose seems to balance narration and discussion, striving for clear and concise language and focusing on putting ideas into concrete terms rather than piling up ornate phrases. An anthology of this kind is usually intended for readers who wish to gain a concentrated understanding of the author's thinking and to grasp the main concerns and habits of expression within a limited space. Its influence cannot currently be judged from the library's data, and readers may explore the specific pieces in Selections from Lin Geng to further appreciate the author's choice of subjects and stylistic characteristics.
Written (2)
Rating 4.3★ Selected Works of Lin Geng 林庚 Peking University Press · 2025 Mr. Lin Geng was a renowned modern poet and a uniquely distinguished scholar in the field of classical Chinese literary studies. This anthology featur… Rating 4.0★ Informal Notes on Journey to the West 林庚 Beijing Publishing House · 2011 Informal Notes on Journey to the West is a collection of reflections on Journey to the West by the poet and literary historian Lin Geng, and a celebra…Publishers
Beijing Publishing HousePeking University Press