Monkey
by Wu, Cheng'en
Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking tale. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies.
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Monkey / Wu Chʻêng-ên ; translated from the Chinese by Arthur Waley.
Summary
Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking tale. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:[1984], ©1943.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Grove Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:[1984], ©1943.
Notes
Translation of: Xi you ji.
"Folk novel of China"--Cover.
The Physical Object
- Description:306 pages ; : 21 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0394172116, 9780394172118, 0802130860, 9780802130860
- oclc:ocm11371912
- LC Classification:PL2697.H75
- Dewey Decimal:895.1/346
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