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| Original Title: | 西遊記 [Xī Yóu Jì] |
| ISBN: | 0226971503 (ISBN13: 9780226971506) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Journey to the West #1 |
Wu Cheng'en
Paperback | Pages: 544 pages Rating: 4.27 | 1148 Users | 84 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Journey to the West, Volume 1 (The Journey to the West #1) |
| Author | : | Wu Cheng'en |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 544 pages |
| Published | : | February 15th 1980 by University Of Chicago Press (first published January 1st 1592) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Cultural. China. Fantasy. Asian Literature. Chinese Literature. Asia. Mythology |
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First published in 1592, The Journey to the West, volume I, comprises the first 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 Hsüan-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.Rating Epithetical Books The Journey to the West, Volume 1 (The Journey to the West #1)
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The star rating system is really not appropriate for classic books of this sort, read for curiosity and education as much as pleasure, but have a somewhat random 4.I was led back to this by revisiting, this month, an anime/manga version from the early 00s of the adventure, Saiyuki by Kazyua Minekura, which may not even be the most gonzo version ever, though I suspect it's up there. But that should get a review of its own. I also see by my Netflix that there is a new Chinese movie of The JourneyWell, this is just one of four parts to this rather enormous Chinese work that I've been meaning to read for a long time now. The Journey to the West, at least this portion, is most notably about the origins of Sun Wukong, the mischievous monkey king of folklore. For the most part, even just this installation of the epic feels like it is split into two distinct subcategories, one being far supreme to the other. The first thing I noticed was a return to that beautiful, distinct style of prose
The star rating system is really not appropriate for classic books of this sort, read for curiosity and education as much as pleasure, but have a somewhat random 4.I was led back to this by revisiting, this month, an anime/manga version from the early 00s of the adventure, Saiyuki by Kazyua Minekura, which may not even be the most gonzo version ever, though I suspect it's up there. But that should get a review of its own. I also see by my Netflix that there is a new Chinese movie of The Journey
This book is the English translation of "Journey to the West". If you are interested in Asian studies, you must read this novel. This book has been in my reading list for two years. I added when I took a course in the university, the class was Asian Society & Culture. It was a very interesting class and the professor mentioned this book as one of Asia Classic. Now I totally see why after reading Journey to the West. Many modern Asian anime, comics, and stories are adaptations of this one or
3.5/5It's been a while since I last made my way through an extended volume set. In terms of familiarity, this doesn't have the recognizable if conscious obfuscation of 'In Search of Lost Time', nor is it as esoteric despite its relative straightforwardness as The Arabian Nights. Indeed, I compared the experience in a previous group read message to my reading of "The Canterbury Tales", which is both more contemporaneous with JttW than the previous two, and also has a more similar structure of a
Sorry in advance for a terrible review, I suck at writing them. So The Journey to the West starts out with this stone monkey and his adventures on Flower-Fruit Mountain. After the first 7 or so chapters we move to a Buddhist monk and his 3 disciples (one of those being that monkey) going on (surprise!) a journey to the west. I found this book really fascinating and surprisingly easy to read. So far in this story they havent accomplished much and have mostly just been gathering disciples,
4 🌟 for the storyAnother 🌟 for being a Classical Chinese text, written in an age with less exigent public.If you can go around some certain degree of naiveté, then this is a really good story. Keep in mind that it was written in the 16th Century, so one shall not ask things like "Why does'nt then just break down that d@rn door?" Just bear with it, there will be some sort of lesson for not breaking the d@rn door. Simple accept the ilogical logic of the writer for he does not propose to follow any
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