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Monkey: Folk Novel of China

By Ch'êng-Ên, Wu|Waley, Arthur|Shih, Hu
Monkey: Folk Novel of China

Details

Authors: Ch'êng-Ên, Wu|Waley, Arthur|Shih, Hu
Copyright: 1970
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780802130860
ISBN10: 0802130860
Page Count: 320
Dimensions: 5.44x0.82x8.22
Publisher: Grove Press
Jacket Notes: 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.

Strand Notes

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. Arthur Waley's translation is the first accountable English version, making available to the Western reader a faithful reproduction of the spirit and meaning of the original. 306p.

Description

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. Arthur Waley's translation is the first accountable English version, making available to the Western reader a faithful reproduction of the spirit and meaning of the original. 306p.
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