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About the Translator
VICTOR H. MAIR is one of America’s foremost translators of ancient Chinese. He is Professor of Chinese Language and Literature in the Department of Oriental Studies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His many acclaimed publications include Tun-huang Popular Narratives, T’ang Transformation Texts, and Painting and Performance: Chinese Picture Recitation and its Indian Genesis.
