Author: Wu Cheng'en
Publisher: San Min Book Co., Ltd.
Format: Paperback
Genre: Fantasy
Date: 1992
Pages: 1200
Book Series: Classical Chinese Masterpieces
Number of issues: 81
ISBN: 9789571407760
Language: Chinese
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
Introduction
Journey to the West is a novel of the supernatural—a work that can also be enjoyed as a fairy tale. Frustrated in his pursuit of an official career and spending his final, impoverished years in idleness, the author used the tale of the pilgrimage to the West—featuring Sun Wukong and his companions—as a vehicle for his own deep-seated grievances and cynical, irreverent worldview, employing a tone that is by turns playful, mocking, and bitingly sharp. The book is remarkable for its fantastical imagination and masterful, elaborate descriptions. Readers are invited to embark on this adventurous journey to India alongside Tang Sanzang and his three disciples—a trip best undertaken with a lighthearted spirit. This edition draws upon the strengths of various authoritative texts and is meticulously edited based on the Illustrated, Officially Printed, Large-Type Edition of Journey to the West from the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty. It includes concise annotations for specific terms and regional dialects, making it the most reliable edition available.
