Monkey: Folk Novel of China (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802130860)

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.

Author: Wu Ch'麩g-ﾊn
ISBN-10: 0802130860
ISBN-13: 9780802130860
Publisher: Grove Press
Language: English
Published: 01/12/1994
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.44w x 0.82d