Ch'engen, Wu
Monkey King: Journey to the West (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141393445
- author:
- Ch'engen, Wu
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 20.4 x 13.8 x 3.5 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Monkey King Journey to the West is a thrilling fantasy novel that has captivated the imagination of 1.5 billion people worldwide. This epic tale follows the adventures of a shape-shifting trickster on a kung-fu quest for eternal life, amassing dazzling skills and weapons along the way.
Join Monkey King, a master of subterfuge, as he transforms himself into whomever or whatever he chooses and turns his body's 84,000 hairs into an army of clones. With his penchant for mischief repeatedly getting him into trouble, he embarks on a perilous journey to protect a pious monk and retrieve precious Buddhist sutras.
Along the way, he faces numerous challenges, battling fierce creatures and navigating treacherous landscapes, including the River of Flowing Sand, the Water-Crystal Palace, and Casserole Mountain. Will Monkey King's cunning and bravery be enough to see him through his eighty-one trials and secure his place in the afterlife?
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