Monkey - Folk Novel of China

Klappentext Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking tale. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Wu Ch'eng-en, Wu Ch'êng-ên, Arthur Waley, Waley Arthur, Ch'eng-en Wu
• Assisted by: Hu Shih (Introduction), Arthur Waley (Translation)
• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.1994
• EAN: 9780802130860
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-3086-0
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; China, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fiction in translation, c 1950 to c 1959, CULTURAL HERITAGE / Asian / Chinese, Relating to Confucian people & groups