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Monkey: The Journey to the West

by Wu Cheng'en · 1592

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Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking tale. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ancient historyancient historyMore like thisLess of thisChinaChinaMore like thisLess of thisAsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 306 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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