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Tao te ching / Lao Tzu ; translated with an introduction by D. C. Lau

This tragicomic novel examines the humdrum life of an ineffectual and slothful protagonist through a sympathetic analysis of character. It utilises detailed observations to depict a life defined by inertia and minor daily events.

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