Journey to the West

Author: (Ming) Wu Cheng'en
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Journey to the West is a great work that reaches the peak of both ideological and artistic excellence. It is also a representative work of the important genre of fantasy novels in the Ming Dynasty. The first seven chapters introduce the origin of Sun Wukong, while the remaining ninety-three chapters constitute the main part of the book, narrating the story of Tang Sanzang and his disciples, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing, as they subdue demons and seek Buddhist scriptures in the West.