{"product_id":"on-friendship-9780231149242","title":"On Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eOn Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends.\"—Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship—the first book to be written in Chinese by a European—that instantly became a late Ming best seller. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOn Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable for the first time in English, \u003ci\u003eOn Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, \u003ci\u003eOn Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matteo Ricci","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48275404194043,"sku":"9780231149242","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780231149242.jpg?v=1772481121","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/on-friendship-9780231149242","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}