The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 2
Anthony C. Yu, "The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 2 "
English | ISBN: 0226971341 | 2012 | 432 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 0226971341 | 2012 | 432 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Read the legendary Chinese classic that inspired the hit game Black Myth: Wukong!
Anthony C. Yu’s translation of The Journey to the West,initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China’s most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Throughout his journey, Xuanzang fights demons who wish to eat him, communes with spirits, and traverses a land riddled with a multitude of obstacles, both real and fantastical. An adventure rich with danger and excitement, this seminal work of the Chinese literary canonis by turns allegory, satire, and fantasy.
With over a hundred chapters written in both prose and poetry,
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