Contributions

  • Jenner, W. J. F. - Contributor

Publication

1982 - Brand: Foreign Languages Press, Beijing, China

Language

English

Word Count

143,750 words, Guess

Page Count

575 pages

Identifiers

and 8 more
  • ISBN-139780835110037
  • ISBN-139780835111935
  • LibraryThing4427903
  • Goodreads3399448', '6311072
  • Library of Congress Control Number85160706
  • OCLC Control Number12371235
  • Better World Books9780835111935
  • Open LibraryOL2602676M

Classifications

  • DDC895.1/34
  • LCCPL2697.H75 E5 1982
  • LCCPL2697.H75E5 1982

Alternate Titles

  • Xi you ji.

Description

Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking tale. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies.

First Sentence

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, someone called Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West and Jin Ping Mei China's four outstanding novels.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • Journey to the westBrand: Foreign Languages Press1982-01-01
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