Journey to the west
Subtitle: the monkey king's amazing adventures
By: Wu Cheng'en ; retold by Timothy Richards ; introduction by Daniel Kane.
Contributors: Richards, Timothy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Tuttle classics
Publisher: Tuttle Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Tokyo; North Clarendon, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780804839495
Work titles: Xi you ji.
Description: "China's most popular traditional novel, Journey to the West is the thrilling story of the Monkey King and his epic quest, with his trusted companions, to redeem himself. They face fantastic foes, demons and monsters during their amazing adventures traveling to the Western paradise. No matter what obstacle was put before him, the clever, wily Monkey King always got what he wanted—unimaginable strength, eternal life, even his own position in the Celestial Realm with the gods. More than anything else, though, the Monkey King loved mischief and rule–breaking, and was sure he was the most powerful creature in the world. But after defeat and punishment for his tricks, the Monkey King found himself wanting some things he never expected: to be disciplined and good enough to help the monk Hsuan Zhang on his mission to bring Buddhist Scriptures—and enlightenment—to China."-- Publisher description.