西游记 (Journey to the West; Monkey King)

作者:吴承恩, ~1590 (by Wu ChengEn)

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Journey to the West. [art by EastMonkey Liu Dongzi https://www.deviantart.com/eastmonkey/art/monkeyKing-157349594]

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Notes from Xah Lee

Journey to the West (西游记) is a well known Chinese classical novel, known as one of the four great classical novels. Its popularity, and influence in Asia, can be compared to that of Greek Mythologies in the west. There are frequent adoptations of plays, movies, novels, and Japanese comics and animation, based on this work.

There are several English translations. Two of the most notable are:

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3456×4608 Journey to the West (1977 to 1983), by Anthony C Yu (Translator). Buy at amazon
photo by Frenzie.

Journey to the West (1982 to 1984), by WJF Jenner (Translator). Buy at amazon

Monkey King (movies, comics, toys)