Monkey : folk novel of China / Wu Ch'eng-En

Name/Title

Monkey : folk novel of China / Wu Ch'eng-En

Entry/Object ID

PL2699 .M6 1958

Description

This classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic, which mixes satire, allegory and history into a rollicking tale, is probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters and fairies. The present translation by Arthur Waley, the distinguished scholar, is the first accurate English version, making available to the Western reader a faithful reproduction of the spirit and meaning of the original. --Back cover

Collection

Jotidhammo Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Description

306 pages

Book Details

Author

Wu Ch'eng-en

Publication Translator

Arthur Waley

Edition

First Evergreen Edition

Publisher

Grove Press

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

1958

Publication Subjects

Xuanzang, ca 596-664 -- China

Call No.

PL2699 .M6 1958

ISBN

0394172116