西遊記 by Cheng'en Wu

"西遊記" by Cheng'en Wu is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty. It follows the legendary journey of Buddhist monk Xuanzang as he travels to India to obtain sacred scriptures, accompanied by supernatural disciples including Sun Wukong, a magical monkey born from stone. This fantastical tale blends Buddhist and Taoist mythology with folk tales, creating an enduring adventure that is simultaneously comic entertainment, political satire, and spiritual allegory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Wu, Cheng'en, 1500?-1582?
Title 西遊記
Alternate Title Journey to the West
Alternate Title 西游记
Alternate Title Xi you ji
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West
Credits Produced by Leong Joana Kit Ieng
Language Chinese
LoC Class PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject Folklore -- China
Subject Legends -- China
Subject Xuanzang, approximately 596-664 -- Fiction
Subject Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Category Text
eBook-No. 23962
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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