Monkey King: Journey to the West
by Wu Ch'eng-en
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Pub Date 11 Feb 2021 | Archive Date 10 Sep 2021
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Description
One of China's Four Great Classical Novels, Monkey King was written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong; a rice-loving divine pig; and a depressive man-eating river-sand monster.
Comparable to The Canterbury Tales or Don Quixote, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780141393445 |
| PRICE | £20.00 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 352 |
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