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

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Description for The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West Paperback. Editor(s): Yu, Anthony C. Translator(s): Yu, Anthony C. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.

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 the adventures of Xuanzang, a seventh-century monk who became one of China’s most illustrious religious heroes after traveling for sixteen years in search of Buddhist scriptures. Powerfully combining religious allegory with humor, fantasy, and satire, accounts of Xuanzang’s ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226971568
SKU
V9780226971568
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