《吾国与吾民》是林语堂第一部在美国引起巨大反响的英文著作。林氏在该书中用坦率幽默的笔调、睿智通达的语言娓娓道出了中国人的道德、精神状态与向往，以及中国的社会、文艺与生活情趣。在本书中他发挥自己“两脚踏东西文化”的优势，常用中西比较的眼光看问题。
该书于1935年――林氏举家旅美前夕――由赛珍珠夫妇的The John Day Company出版。赛氏亲自撰写序言，誉其为“最真实、最深入、最完整、最重要的一本关于中国的书”。美国的书评家T.F.Opie甚至说：“不管是了解古老的或是现代的中国，只要读一本《吾国与吾民》就足够了。”
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