Sun Tzu, originally named Sun Wu and also called Chang Qing,
authored The Art of War in the sixth century BC. This military
strategy book became one of the most influential books of war, and
Sun Tzu became well-known for being a military strategist, but also
an international relations realist.
Lionel Giles worked in the British Museum for most of his
professional life, becoming Keeper of Oriental Printed Books and
Manuscripts in 1936. In addition to The Art of War, he produced
other Chinese classics including The Sayings of Lao Tzu, Musings of
a Chinese Mystic, The Sayings of Confucius, Taoist Teachings from
the Book of Lieh Tzu and The Book of Mencius.
John Minford is dean of the School of Arts and Social
Sciences at the Open University of Hong Kong and has taught Chinese
literature and literary translation in China, Hong Kong, and New
Zealand. He has published widely on Chinese literature and
translated numerous works including Strange Tales from a Chinese
Studio by Pu Songling and The Art of War.
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