num_pages: 306
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.
language: English
title: Monkey: The Journey to the West
titlecomplete: Monkey: The Journey to the West
characters: 沙悟浄, Sha Wujing, Pigsy, 孙悟空, Monkey, 玄奘, 猪八戒, Tripitaka, Sun Wukong, Sandy, Xuanzang, Zhu Bajie
genres: Classics, China, Fantasy, Philosophy, Asia, Novels, Literature, Mythology, Chinese Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 6668
publisher: Evergreen Books by Grove Weidenfeld