3 of the best

Three of the most translated and successful Chinese books in the West:

1. Confucius from the Heart (published by Zhonghua Book Company in Chinese and having been translated into 28 languages)

Confucius from the Heart is based on Beijing Normal University professor Yu Dan's lectures on a popular CCTV show in 2006. Her fresh but controversial interpretation of The Analects, a major Confucian philosophy text, has transformed her into a cultural icon. It renders the ancient wisdom that Confucius has to offer to a new generation and shows how it is highly relevant in the modern world. More than 300,000 copies of the book have been sold overseas.