Description
One of the world's greatest fantasy novels, and a timeless classic of Chinese literature. 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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Author: Cheng'en Wu
Publication date: July 29, 2025
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Classic literature in english
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 339
ISBN/EAN: 9780143138938