Drunken Buddha The

Author: Ian Fairweather

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Price : $49.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780702253461
Publisher : University of Queensland Press
Imprint : University of Queensland Press
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Weight (g) : 0.896
Publication date : January 2015
Dimensions : 251mm X 221mm X 25mm
Produced in : Australia
RRP : 49.95
Availability date : January 2015
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Author : Ian Fairweather
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Bind : Hardback
Edition : 50th anniversary e.
Illustrator : Ian Fairweather
Language : en
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In 1965, UQP first published Ian Fairweather's The Drunken Buddha. His iconic translation of an ancient Chinese novel, illustrated with his paintings, was praised by scholars and readers alike. Fairweather was fascintated by Chinese calligraphy and possessed great knowledge of popular Buddhism; his translation retains the spirit of both the original work and popular Chinese literature in general. This new edition celebrates Fairweather's creative legacy; and the classic tale of Buddhist monk Chi-Tien, often drunk and irreverent but nonetheless considered a saint, continues to resonate.

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The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.