Monkey: Folk Novel of China

Title: Monkey: Folk Novel of China
Author: Wu Ch'êng-Ên
G: 1704057
ISBN: 9780802130860
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 1994
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Reissue
Number of Pages: 320
Section: Poetry | General
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description:

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.