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The main characters of this cultural, china story are monkey, xuanzang. Written fifty years ago by a british translator, it is still very readable, and falls in between waley and yu in terms of faithfulness to the original story. Travel with monkey, pig, friar sand and the tang priest as they continue their journey to india and finally attain the scriptures. The first chapter of the chinese classic journey to the west, read in english. This 35page guide for journey to the west by wu chengen includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 25 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. In a little red rowboat, she sails along the canals of a goldendomed city. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 306 pages and is available in paperback format. Written in the sixteenth century, the journey to the west tells the story of the fourteenyear pilgrimage of the monk xuanzang, one of chinas most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural. A young girl escapes her lonely, sepiatone world by drawing a door that leads into an enchanted world tinted with color, adventure, and, ultimately, friendship. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Contains a summary,detailed character profiles, author information, history and origins, information on english translations, books, related films, shows, animemanga,and also fanfiction. From stephen chow, shaolin soccer, kung fu hustle, brings his lastest and most crazy movie yet, journey to the west.
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