Monkey: Folk Novel of China
by Wu Ch'eng-en
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Author: Wu Ch'eng-enTranslator: Arthur Waley
Introduction: Hu Shih
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-01-12
ISBN: 0802130860
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Evergreen Books by Grove Weidenfeld
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- ISBN13: 9780802130860
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Book Reviews of Monkey: Folk Novel of China
Book Review: Not van Gulik's China
Summary: 2 Stars
I only rate Monkey 1 star because I could not get into it. So my review is only based on trying to read a few pages. I suppose I was hoping for something like the Judge Dee stories by Robert van Gulik, which have their own lovely, simple style. Maybe someday I can get over the energy barrier and give it another try. But if you're a Judge Dee fan, don't be sure you can get yourself into this story.
Summary of Monkey: Folk Novel of China
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.
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