Simon Leys

Simon Leys is the pseudonym of Pierre Ryckmans, a noted scholar and astringent observer of Chinese culture and politics.

Simon Leys is the pseudonym of Pierre Ryckmans, a noted scholar and astringent observer of Chinese culture and politics.

Books by Simon Leys

The Analects: A Norton Critical Edition
Confucius, Michael Nylan, Simon Leys
First Edition, Paperback, 2014
“Leys has made Confucius speak English more persuasively than any translator to date. His achievement is one of simplicity. . . . Leys sees his task as making the Confucius of the Analects fully...
The Analects of Confucius
Confucius, Simon Leys
Paperback, 1998
"This is the Confucius translation for our time."—Jonathan Mirsky, The Times [London]
The Analects: A Norton Critical Edition
Confucius, Michael Nylan, Simon Leys
First Edition, E Book, 2021
“Leys has made Confucius speak English more persuasively than any translator to date. His achievement is one of simplicity. . . . Leys sees his task as making the Confucius of the Analects fully...