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.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Ch'êng-Ên, Wu
ISBN: 9780802130860
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.22 x 0.82
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Year: 1994

Monkey: Folk Novel of China

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