Monkey
3.5/ 5
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About This Book
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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Book Details
First Published
1994
Pages
320 pages
Rating
3.5 / 5
Ratings
2
Editions
1
Publisher
Grove Press
Language
ENG
Status
Published
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