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Monkey King: Journey to the West by Wu Ch'eng-en (Hardcover, 2021)

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One of the greatest classics of Chinese literature, in a new translation by the award-winning Julia Lovell 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.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780141393445

eBay Product ID (ePID)27046507728

Product Key Features

Book TitleMonkey King: Journey to the West

AuthorWu Ch'eng-En

FormatHardcover

LanguageEnglish

TopicBooks

Publication Year2021

GenreAncient Literature

Number of Pages384 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height204mm

Item Width138mm

Item Weight501g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorWu Ch'eng-En

Series TitlePenguin Clothbound Classics

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by clarwa-68
28 Nov, 2024
A classic tale with a lovely binding, wa...
A classic tale with a lovely binding, was fun to re-read!
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by rugi_87
20 Dec, 2023
Son O Gong back story
Thoroughly enjoyed watching Korean Odyssey so I thought I would go back to the source material and read about his journeys. All good so far
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by erbal_9098
05 Oct, 2022
Very good read
My daughter loves this book
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by djdjhing
14 May, 2024
As described, recommend
As described, recommend
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by stanleymansfieldjane
29 Sep, 2021
good book
good quilty and good
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