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Monkey King

By Wu Cheng'En

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Monkey King

By Wu Cheng'En

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2025-05-06
Publication Date:
2025-07-29
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143138936
ISBN13:
9780143138938
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
500 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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