Author: Wu Cheng'en
Publisher: People's Literature Publishing House
Format: Hardback
Genre: Fantasy
Date: August 1, 1990
Pages: 752
Book Series: The Four Great Classical Novels (1990 Hardcover Edition by People's Literature Publishing House)
Number of issues: 4
ISBN: 9787020015009
Language: Chinese
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
Journey to the West was written around the 1570s, during the mid-Ming dynasty. Together with Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin—which appeared earlier—as well as The Scholars and Dream of the Red Chamber—which emerged later—it stands as one of the most representative and renowned full-length novels from my country’s Ming and Qing dynasties. The advent of these works marks a pinnacle in the artistry of classical Chinese fiction, and they have become classic literary treasures cherished by people both in China and across the globe. …
