Journey to the West #1: Journey to the West, Volume 1

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Karen Walch, January 21, 2009 (view all comments by Karen Walch)
A book that has survived centuries, inspired beautiful works of art and low budget adventure shows. It provides children's bedtime stories, slapstick comedy, and enough deep, philosophical material to fuel generations of PhDs. What's not to love?

When I first read Monkey, Arthur Waley's translation and abridgement of this work, the only disappointment I had was finding out he'd had to leave out most of the story. Thankfully, Anthony C. Yu took on the (monumental) job of translating the entire story into four volumes (with footnotes!).

So, sit back and enjoy the stories of an immortal monkey who defeats monsters and makes war with heaven before finding redemption. Meet dragons, lustful pigs, and a host of other monsters. Meet the young monk trying to save his mother, avenge his father, and bring back holy scriptures from India without getting eaten by most of the monsters in the book.

They just don't make them like this anymore.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780226971506

Translator:

Yu, Anthony C.

Author:

Wu

Translator:

Yu, Anthony C.

Author:

Yu, Anthony C.

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

Location:

Chicago :

Subject:

General

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Asian

Subject:

Asian - General

Subject:

Fiction (fictional works by one author)

Subject:

Wu, Ch'eng-en

Subject:

LIT008010

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

c197

Edition Description:

Paperback

Series:

Journey in the West

Series Volume:

I

Publication Date:

19800231

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

Professional and scholarly

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

544

Dimensions:

9 x 5.75 in