About the author

Yan Xin is an author about whom little public information is available. Five works can currently be confirmed, all falling into the categories of biography and inspirational personal growth. The biographical works cover figures from both China and abroad: The Madman of Reason: Nietzsche explores the inner world of the Western philosopher, while The Peerless Complete Man: Wang Anshi assesses the Song dynasty political reformer, showing a scope that spans East and West. At the same time, Yan Xin has compiled a series of "ancient Chinese inspirational" readers, drawing on family precepts, remonstrance, and letters to gather from classical texts and historical documents writings on self-cultivation, moral advice, and admonition, turning traditional resources into growth reading for contemporary audiences. Overall, the writing combines popular knowledge with inspirational guidance in accessible language, emphasizing the lessons and character to be drawn from historical figures and texts. Because biographical details are unavailable, the author's nationality, dates, and education cannot be verified; the above is based solely on the works held in the library.

Written (5)

The Madman of Reason: Nietzsche cover
Rating 3.9
The Madman of Reason: Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche / 侯健 / 言心 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Nietzsche: The Rational Madman is not Nietzsche's own work but an interpretive study of the man. It examines the philosopher whose startling ideas—'Go…
A Man of Perfection Unmatched in History: Wang Anshi cover
Rating 3.8
A Man of Perfection Unmatched in History: Wang Anshi Liang Qichao / 言心 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Authored by Liang Qichao, The Peerless Complete Man: Wang Anshi pays tribute to a rare figure of complete integrity in China's millennia-long civiliza…
Family Precepts That Shape the World: Ancient Chinese Inspirational Family Instructions cover
Rating 3.6
Family Precepts That Shape the World: Ancient Chinese Inspirational Family Instructions 言心 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Family Precepts Forge the World: Ancient Chinese Inspirational Family Precepts, compiled by Yan Xin, encompasses such ancient Chinese inspirational fa…
One Remonstrance, One Moral Integrity: Inspirational Remonstrances from Ancient China cover
Rating 3.5
One Remonstrance, One Moral Integrity: Inspirational Remonstrances from Ancient China 言心 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Compiled by Yan Xin, this book selects inspirational remonstrances from ancient China, presenting the image of remonstrating officials full of integri…
One Letter, One World: Inspirational Letters from Ancient China cover
Rating 3.5
One Letter, One World: Inspirational Letters from Ancient China 言心 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Compiled by Yan Xin, Letters That Speak: Inspirational Epistles from Ancient China selects inspirational letters from China's Western Han through Qing…

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China Industry and Commerce Associated Press