Journey to the West
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Journey to the West

(Abridged translation by Arthur Waley originally published in 1942 as "Monkey")

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eBook - ePub

Journey to the West

(Abridged translation by Arthur Waley originally published in 1942 as "Monkey")

About this book

The classic Chinese novel: "Imagine a combination of picaresque novel, fairy tale, fabliau, Mickey Mouse, Davy Crockett, and Pilgrim's Progress" (The Nation). 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. "Mr. Waley has done a remarkable job with this translation." —Helena Kuo, The New York Times "The irreverent spirit and exuberant vitality of it portraiture . . . make it an entertainment to which Mr. Waley's witty translation has obviously contributed not a little." —The Times (London) "Told with immense gusto, and quite apart from its deeper meaning and wise proverbial sayings it is full of entertainment." —The Guardian

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Information

Publisher
Original Classic Editions
Year
2024
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9781998382354
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. CHAPTER I
  3. CHAPTER II
  4. CHAPTER III
  5. CHAPTER IV
  6. CHAPTER V
  7. CHAPTER VI
  8. CHAPTER VII
  9. CHAPTER VIII
  10. CHAPTER IX
  11. CHAPTER X
  12. CHAPTER XI
  13. CHAPTER XII
  14. CHAPTER XIII
  15. CHAPTER XIV
  16. CHAPTER XV
  17. CHAPTER XVI
  18. CHAPTER XVII
  19. CHAPTER XVIII
  20. CHAPTER XIX
  21. CHAPTER XX
  22. CHAPTER XXI
  23. CHAPTER XXII
  24. CHAPTER XXIII
  25. CHAPTER XXIV
  26. CHAPTER XXV
  27. CHAPTER XXVI
  28. CHAPTER XXVII
  29. CHAPTER XXVIII
  30. CHAPTER XXIX
  31. CHAPTER XXX

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