Monkey
by:
Arthur Waley (author)
Cheng-En Wu (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780394172118 (0394172116)
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Philosophy,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
China,
Mythology,
Chinese Literature
This is an abridged version of one of the four great classics of Chinese literature. The work is essentially a fairy tale of the highest order.The book is a picaresque with the main story being that a Buddhist priest is travelling to India to bring back to China some religious texts. He is accompa...
These characters and stories will be familiar to anyone who watched the Monkey Magic series back in the '70s.The first part shows how Monkey became a king, learnt his magic powers, got his staff and ended up imprisoned in a mountain by Buddha.Then the priest Tripitaka comes along on his mission to g...
These characters and stories will be familiar to anyone who watched the Monkey Magic series back in the '70s.The first part shows how Monkey became a king, learnt his magic powers, got his staff and ended up imprisoned in a mountain by Buddha.Then the priest Tripitaka comes along on his mission to g...
Read it in Chinese many years ago.
I'm just stalking Maija's shelves right now. So...I didn't know this existed.
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