Who is behind Sonshi.com?
Sonshi.com is a network of professionals from various disciplines joined together by a common interest: Sun Tzu’s Art of War book. The website’s contributors are anonymous because there is no single author; Sonshi.com is a result of a collective voice. After all, we believe what is written is more important than who writes it. Whether our work stands the test of time is up to our intelligent readers. As enthusiasts of the Art of War book, we simply want to share information about it with others. [Back] [Top] What does Sonshi mean? Sonshi is the English transliteration of Sun Tzu in Japanese. In feudal Japan, the samurai referred to Sun Tzu as “Sonshi.” “Sonshi” is also the title of the world’s first English translation of Sun Tzu’s Art of War. Translator and British officer Captain E. F. Calthrop rendered it while studying in Japan. The work was published by Sanseido in Tokyo in 1905. [Back] [Top] Why pick a Japanese word for Sun Tzu, a Chinese word? Like many Sun Tzu enthusiasts, we a
