Monkey King was written anonymously the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures in the 7th century AD, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong, one of the most memorable characters in all of literature.
Comparable to The Canterbury Tales or Don Quixote, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight, and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment.
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- Authors:
- Ch'eng-en, Wu
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780241457399
- Language:
- English
- Number of Pages:
- 352
- Publication Date:
- 03/02/2022
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year Published:
- 2022
- Imprint:
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication:
- London
- SKU:
- 9780241457399