In About the Soul, based on seven letters written to a friend (whom he never mentions by name), Cheng invites us on a journey of reflection on our life through the meaning of the soul, its meaning in the intimacy of the soul. to be human with yourself. She, in clear language, responds to the concern of her interlocutor: “Late in life I discover that I have a soul. She was not ignorant of its existence but did not feel its reality. Let us add the fact that around me, no one utters that word… ”. From this starting point the text makes the most subtle reflections on the soul, the spirit, the psychological life and the presence of the cosmos, with distinctions in which the finest scholarship and traditional Chinese knowledge are displayed in a captivating text. François Cheng (Nanchang, China, 1929) grew up in Paris. His father, a diplomat, worked at UNESCO. He later he lived for several years in the United States until finally settling in France. He has published most of his work in French and his literary work is widely recognized. He has been a member of the French Academy since 2002. He is an essential reference of the European intelligentsia, linked to philosophy, poetry and psychoanalysis due to his relationship with Jacques Lacan. He obtained such important awards as the Femina, the Roger Caillois and the André Malraux. Among his numerous publications, the following stand out: Souffle-Esprit, Éditions du Seuil, 1989; Double chant, Encre Marine, 1998 (Prix Roger Caillois); Et le souffle devient signe, Iconoclaste, 2001; Qui dira notre nuit, Arfuyen, 2001; L'éternité n'est pas de trop, Albin Michel, 2002; and Le Livre du vide medium, Albin Michel, 2004. Main works translated into Spanish: Vacío y plenitud, Siruela, 2003; Five meditations on beauty, Siruela, 2005; and Five meditations on death, Siruela; 2006.