by Arthur Waley (Author)
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 rougish 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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Reissue
Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: 25 Aug 2000
ISBN 10: 0802130860
ISBN 13: 9780802130860