Lin Yutang, lihn yoo tahng (1895-1976) was a Chinese scholar and writer. He helped interpret Chinese culture to the West in such books as My Country and My People (1935) and The Importance of Living (1937). Lin wrote novels, plays, essays, and travel guides in English. His best-known novels are Moment in Peking (1939) and A Leaf in the Storm (1942). He also translated three Chinese novelettes into the collection The Widow, Nun, and Courtesan (1951) and edited The Wisdom of Confucius (1938) and The Wisdom of China and India (1942).