The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West

by Wu Cheng'en

Book Overview

Anthony C. Yu's celebrated translation of The Journey to the West reinvigorated one of Chinese literature's most beloved classics for English-speaking audiences when it first appeared thirty years ago. Yu's abridgment of his four-volume translation, The Monkey and the Monk, finally distills the epic novel's most exciting and meaningful episodes without taking anything away from their true spirit.

These fantastic episodes recount...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226971562
• ISBN13: 9780226971568
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.6"