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Journey to the West, Volume 4

by Wu Cheng'en · 1592

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The Journey to the West, volume 4, comprises the last twenty-five chapters of Anthony C. Yu's four-volume translation of Hsi-yu Chi, one of the most beloved classics of Chinese literature. The fantastic tale recounts the sixteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Hsuan-tsang (596-664), one of China's most illustrious religious heroes, who journeyed to India with four animal disciples in quest of Buddhist scriptures. For nearly a thousand years, his exploits were celebrated and embellished in various accounts, culminating in the hundred-chapter Journey to the West, which combines religious allegory with romance, fantasy, humor, and satire.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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BuddhismBuddhismMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ChinaChinaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 479 pages

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