The Monkey King's Amazing Adventures

A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment. China's Most Famous Traditional Novel

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Wu Cheng'en

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A thrilling story of the Monkey King & his epic quest - to redeem himself. He & his trusted friends face fantastic foes, demons & monsters during their amazing adventures travelling 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.

Author Biography:

Timothy Richard traveled to China in 1868 as a Baptist missionary. When other missionaries were attempting to stamp out the popular local tales of gods and heroes such as The Monkey King's Amazing Adventures, Thomas Richard championed them for the universal messages of spiritual challenge and growth they contain. He is also the author of Forty-five Years in China. Daniel Kane is the Head of Chinese from the University of Melbourne and a Ph.D. from the Australian National University. He was visiting scholar at the Department of Chinese at Peking University in 1988 and 1993 and Cultural Counselor at the Australian Embassy in Beijing in 1996.

Release date NZ

April 10th, 2012

Author

Wu Cheng'en

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Introduction by Daniel Kane
Translated by Timothy Richard

Illustrations

b&w line art illustrations

Pages

256

Dimensions

132x198x23

ISBN-13

9780804842723

Product ID

18394896

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