Monkey ~ A Journey to the West (The classic Chinese tale of pilgrimage and adventure) - Softcover

Kherdian, David

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9780877736523: Monkey ~ A Journey to the West (The classic Chinese tale of pilgrimage and adventure)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877736529 ISBN 13: 9780877736523

Publisher: Shambhala, 1992

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Part historical epic, part social satire, and part spiritual allegory, the folk novel Journey to the West, which came to be known as Monkey, is probably the most popular book in all of East Asia. David Kherdian's retelling brings this classic of Chinese literature to life for the first time in a way that is true to the scope and depth of the original.

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About the Author:

David Kherdian is the author of over thirty books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. His biography of his mother, The Road from Home: The Story of an Armenian Girl , was nominated for the National Book Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Jane Addams Peace Award, and the Friends of American Writers Award. He currently lives in Blue Hill (Bangor), Maine.

Review:

"A brilliant rendition...charming and utterly delightful." –Huston Smith

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