The Philosopher Cat

by Kwong Kuen Shan and Kuen Shan Kwong

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0434013102
• ISBN13: 9780434013104
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: William Heinemann
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Inspiring Treasure...

I received this book as a birthday gift from a coworker, and I must say it is a delight. Kwong Kuen Shan has created a wonderful, inspiring piece that stimulates the mind, soothes the spirit, and pleases the eye. The book combines timeless wisdom with intriguing images that allow one to ponder on the texts' meanings. Each cat-filled illustration looks like a Chinese painting, a style that is both fresh and interesting to the Western eye. In the bottom margins of the "wisdom" pages, the author comments on the upcoming image, explaining symbols and any Chinese characters used. This adds to the joy of viewing the image and studying details. One of my favorite parts of the book is "The Three of Us," pages 16-17... The given wisdom on page 16: "People can learn together but go different ways, Go the same way but achieve different standing, Stand together but have different aspirations and judgement." --Confucius The given image on page 17: Three content cats snuggled together under an arc of Chinese characters that says: "Be as calm as still water and insight and understanding will come" // Other embellishments are on the image and explained by the author.