Dao De Jing
31 March 2026
Territory Rights — Worldwide.
Description
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.
Reviews
"To be immersed in the mysterious beauty of the Dao De Jing, [this translation] is the most literary and inviting." — Stephen R. Platt, The Wall Street Journal
"I loved reading this book, in this translation.… [T]here is wisdom here that will make you think about how you go through your life." — Sean Carroll, author ofThe Big Picture
"Li-Young Lee and Yun Wang have offered us a delightful and gratifying version [of the Dao De Jing]. Be prepared for a sumptuous journey into ‘the way.’" — Marilyn Chin, author ofSage
Also By: Laozi 
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Hardback, 2023
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E Book
A transformative new edition of Taoism’s central text that overturns its reputation for calming, gnomic wisdom, revealing instead a work of “philosophical dynamite”
Also By: Li-Young Lee
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Paperback, 2026
Acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee offers a revelatory volume of ecstatic poems that search out divine voices in the silences of life, love and death
The Invention of the Darling: Poems
Hardback, 2024
A New Yorker and Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2024
Acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee offers a revelatory volume of ecstatic poems that search out divine voices in the silences of life, love, and...
The Undressing: Poems
Paperback, 2020
Celebrated poet Li-Young Lee returns with a breathtaking new volume about the violence of desire and the peace of love.
The Undressing: Poems
E Book, 2018
“Immediate, sensual, unrelentingly intense.”—NPR
Behind My Eyes: Poems
Paperback, 2009
“Lee’s lyrics have a tidal sweep as he moves between the universe within and the world without.” —Booklist, starred review
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