Viaje al Oeste: Las aventuras del Rey Mono (1992)
Translator: Enrique P. Gatón / Imelda Huang-Wang
Publisher: Siruela
Format: Hardback
Genre: Fantasy
Date: 1992
Pages: 2264 pages
ISBN: 9788416120000
SALT: 8416120005
Language: Spanish / Castilian
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
Journey to the West chronicles the trials of the monk Chen Hsüan-Tsang (Tripitaka) during his long pilgrimage to India in search of Buddhist scriptures. Through its brilliant literary style, the narrative eventually shifts focus away from the traveling monk, placing the burden of action on his three disciples—formerly disgraced immortals. They are compelled to overcome increasingly powerful and cruel dangers and monsters that stand in the way of their goal: reaching Spirit Mountain, where, in reward for their fidelity, they will be elevated to the rank of Buddhas. Their adventure becomes a profound inner journey in which Buddhist and Taoist views of reality play an essential role—a feature evident even in the work's structure. This translation, rendered directly from the Chinese, is one of the very few complete versions of the work to appear in a Western language since its original publication in 1592.
