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The monkey king

by Coleen Degnan-Veness · 2010

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The Monkey King is an excitable, selfish creature with magic skills. As punishment for bad behaviour, he is sent by the gods on a long, hard journey to the West, to protect a young Buddhist priest. The travellers have many frightening and amusing adventures on the way. Can they reach their destination and return unharmed?

Genre
adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of thisChinaChinaMore like thisLess of thisIndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 92 pages

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