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Monkey: The Journey to the West

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Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic sixteenth century novel is a combination of picaresque novel and folk epic that mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking adventure. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies. This translation, by the distinguished scholar Arthur Waley, is the first accurate English version; it makes available to the Western reader a faithful reproduction of the spirit and meaning of the original.

Language: English

Pages: 306

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Grove Press

Release: January 12, 1994

ISBN: 0802130860

ISBN 13: 9780802130860

Monkey: The Journey to the West

4/5 ( ratings)

Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic sixteenth century novel is a combination of picaresque novel and folk epic that mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking adventure. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies. This translation, by the distinguished scholar Arthur Waley, is the first accurate English version; it makes available to the Western reader a faithful reproduction of the spirit and meaning of the original.

Language: English

Pages: 306

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Grove Press

Release: January 12, 1994

ISBN: 0802130860

ISBN 13: 9780802130860

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