Monkey: Folk Novel of China by Arthur Waley

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Monkey: Folk Novel of China by Arthur Waley

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Monkey: Folk Novel of China by Arthur Waley

Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic sixteenth-century novel is a combination of picaresque novel and folk epic that mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking adventure. It is the story of the roguish 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.

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ISBN 13 9780802130860
ISBN 10 0802130860
Title Monkey: Folk Novel of China
Author Arthur Waley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Year published 1994-01-12
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.