Journey to the West (the complete version) by Cheng-en Wu (PDF)

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Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng’en. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia.The novel is an extended account of the legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang, who travelled to the “Western Regions” (Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent) to obtain Buddhist sacred texts and returned after many trials and much suffering. The novel retains the broad outline of Xuanzang’s own account, Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, but adds elements from folk tales and the author’s invention: Gautama Buddha gives this task to the monk and provides him with three protectors who agree to help him as an atonement for their sins. These disciples are Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajieand Sha Wujing, together with a dragon prince who acts as Tang Sanzang’s steed, a white horse. The group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment by the power and virtue of cooperation.Journey to the West has strong roots in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology, Confucianist, Taoist and Buddhist philosophy, and the pantheon of Taoist immortals and Buddhist bodhisattvas are still reflective of some Chinese religious attitudes today. Enduringly popular, the novel is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a source of spiritual insight, and an extended allegory.

User’s Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I’m a Chinese speaker, but my daughter isn’t. She has heard about the monkey king from us and was interested in hearing the story, so we ordered this book. The translation is slightly awkward, especially the inconsistent translation of names (some are translated by meaning, such as “Piggy” and some are phonetic translations of the Chinese name, such as “Xuan Zeng”). I find myself frequently making changes to the translation or adding explanations to make it more understandable or interesting to my daughter. That being said, I cannot even imagine how difficult it would be to translate this particular story into English and abridge it for young readers, so I’m not sure if there are much better versions out there or not.

⭐Long ago I saw on TV a Chinese series on this story, without subtitles, so I was looking for an English version to read. This gave me the basic story line, but is definately for beginning readers. Has a shortened story line with a play version included and a vocabulary section for the meanings of the words. Great for teaching purposes for 1st through 3rd graders.

⭐I became interested in this book after watching Forbidden Kingdom. The story of the Monkey King is thoughtful and entertaining. The Kindle edition was a no brainer at 99 cents. The translation is fantastic and it reads like it was written with English being its original language. Highly recommend to anyone interested in the Monkey King, and/or Asian history.

⭐The quality of the book is very good, the content translation is very good, and the mailing is very smooth.

⭐Enjoyed.

⭐Journey to the West has truly stood the test of time. A fun read hundreds of years after it was written.

⭐My 8 year old said it was very interesting! You can get Audible to read it.

⭐Love this book so much, I bought it for my children as I absolutely love everything journey to the west since growing up loving the TV show monkey. The pictures are great and the story well put together. Love this thank you

⭐Wasnt what i expected too childish

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