Looking Beyond

TitleLooking Beyond
Year for Search1955
AuthorsLin Yutang,(1895-1976)
Tertiary AuthorsLin Yu-t'ang,
Date Published1955
PublisherPrentice-Hall
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsChinese author, Male author, US author
Annotation

Detailed conservative eutopia based on classical Greek models on an island in the mid-Pacific set in the early 21st century. Stress on traditional gender relations. Outside World War IV has ended, and the Democratic World Commonwealth tries to maintain peace.

Additional Publishers

UK ed. as The Unexpected Island. London: William Heinemann, 1955.

Holding Institutions

DLC, L

Author Note

The author's name is often given as Lin Yu-t'ang. Chinese author (1895-1976) who lived and worked in the U.S. for many years. 

Full Text

1955 Lin Yutang (1895-1976). Looking Beyond. New York: Prentice-Hall. U.K. ed. as The Unexpected Island. London: William Heinemann, 1955. The author’s name is often given as Lin Yu-t’ang. Chinese author who lived and worked in the U.S. for many years. DLC, L

Detailed conservative eutopia based on classical Greek models on an island in the mid-Pacific set in the early 21st century. Stress on traditional gender relations. Outside World War IV has ended, and the Democratic World Commonwealth tries to maintain peace.