MONKEY KING: JOURNEY TO THE WEST

Wu Chengen (Author) Very little is known about Wu Chengen (c. 150580). He was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West (Monkey King) one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.Julia Lovell (Translator) Julia Lovell is the translator of The Real Story of AhQ and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun and is the author of Maoism for which she won the 2019 Cundhill History Prize and The Opium War for which she won the Jan Michalski Prize. She is Professor of Modern China at Birkbeck College University of London and writes about China for The Guardian Financial Times The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. She lives in Cambridge.A monument of world literature Monkey King is also one of the funniest most subversive satires ever written ... If youve not read Journey to the West prepare yourself for the adventure of a lifetime and know that like Monkey himself you are about to be transformed. Even if you have read it Julia Lovells magnificent new translation becomes its own cloud somersault its own goldhooped staffVisit one of the greatest countries in the world through the pages of this Chinese epic [and] Julia Lovells new contemporary translation with exquisite maps of somewhat mythical lands by Laura Hartman MaestroI marvelled at the ingenuity cheek and charm of Monkey King by Wu Chengen in Julia Lovells lively new translation: what a book to return to!A new translation of Monkey King is a cause for joy! Imaginative and mischievous exhilarating and timeless this sixteenthcentury superhero saga is a delight to readers of all ages.An exhilarating new translation of my favourite of all the classic Chinese novels a great wild epic that expands and fires ones imaginationThe Monkey King one of Chinese literatures great characters should add many new disciples to his existing fans through this compelling new version of his adventures. Julia Lovell here conveys a vibrant sense of the richness and also the sheer fun of this Ming dynasty text a classic of world fictionAn allnew translation of one of the greatest stories ever written . . . An outandout fantasy adventure that has captivated audiences and influenced creatives for centuriesJampacked with outrageous danger and outlandish transformations . . . Lovell does an admirable job condensing the original text . . . while capturing the essence of Chinese fantastical storytelling and parody. Readers who enjoy nutty adventures and nonsensical plots will get a kick out of this madcap fableUproarious and actionfilled this highly readable new translation captures the most beloved of Chinese characters in all his impossible charm. Irrepressible and irresistible Monkey speaks to us across the centuries and here makes us laugh anewThis new translation . . . breathes fresh life humour wit and charm into the 16thcentury classic. . . . If you did not kn