John Minford
John Minford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 June 1946 Birmingham, UK |
| Known for | translations of Chinese classics |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Doctoral advisor | Pierre Ryckmans Liu Ts'un-yan |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | sinology |
| Institutions | Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Auckland Australian National University Hong Kong Polytechnic University Open University of Hong Kong Hang Seng University of Hong Kong |
John Minford (born 22 June 1946) is a British sinologist and literary translator. He is primarily known for his translation of Chinese classics such as 40 chapters of The Story of the Stone, The Art of War, the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching. He has also translated Louis Cha's wuxia novel The Deer and the Cauldron (highly abridged in 28 chapters) and a selection of Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.