{"product_id":"ancient-man-english-chinese-edition-van-loon-s-prehistory-of-civilization-translated-by-lin-huiyin","title":"Ancient Man (English-Chinese Edition): Van Loon‘s Prehistory of Civilization, Translated by Lin Huiyin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/12f810d26e452767837bb317bb62937a51d7b9e855f8ad72c23bd7cc60025ffc.jpg?v=1793437593\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIf you're looking for a history book that doesn't feel like a textbook — one you can actually sit down and read — this is it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAncient Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the prequel to Van Loon's famous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Story of Mankind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. It covers the earliest chapters of human history: prehistoric humans, the Stone Age, ancient Egypt, Babylon, Moses, the Phoenicians, and the end of the ancient world. Van Loon's gift was making complex history feel like a conversation. As Chinese writer Yu Dafu put it: \"Dry, tasteless scientific facts, once written by him, become so engaging that readers — young and old — forget they're even reading.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/book.douban.com\/subject\/26986694\/#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat makes this edition special is the translator:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLin Huiyin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, one of modern China's most celebrated literary figures. She translated this book in 1927, and her Chinese rendition is faithful yet graceful, elegant yet clear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/yuntaigo.com\/book.action?recordid=a2Fremhmb2M5Nzg3MjA1MDg2NDU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e33\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. You're not reading a stiff translation — you're reading a story retold by someone who truly understood language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ebilingual Chinese-English format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egives you two books in one: read it as a Chinese history book, or read it side by side with the English original to sharpen your language skills. This edition also includes an appendix not found in the original translation, making it the most complete version available\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/yuntaigo.com\/book.action?recordid=a2Fremhmb2M5Nzg3MjA1MDg2NDU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e33\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho this is for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eReaders who want an accessible entry into world history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFans of Van Loon collecting classic translations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese learners or English learners who enjoy bilingual reading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone interested in Republican-era Chinese translation literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/239ee341e1bce63d2fb3095a4ae5361863f7fc4633cacad23621b3dd9e326eb4.jpg?v=1793437601\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/9d82c8bdca3a67a7fa95494aee47c49fa5d1f9e4cb5a1c99c035027555aa6e15.jpg?v=1793437607\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/7aa5610a234978abab8309d67bb8f34e5b45494f0f19ef677168b045209bb3f2.jpg?v=1793437612\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462404759886,"sku":"978-7-205-08645-9-1710289-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":18.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/28591563e71fb7b0df37d28f979e9b9e8e6e69a4ee5e2c12533609936383cffc.jpg?v=1793416684","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/ancient-man-english-chinese-edition-van-loon-s-prehistory-of-civilization-translated-by-lin-huiyin","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}