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Monkey King's Amazing Adventures
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Discover the thrilling exploits of this unlikely hero in China's most famous traditional novel.
This classic Chinese epic tells the story of the Monkey King, his incredible origin and downfall, and his epic quest to redeem himself with his trusted companions, as they face fantastic foes, demons, and monsters and during their travels to the Western paradise.
The talented, wily Monkey King was used to getting what he wanted—unimaginable strength, eternal life, even a position in the Celestial Realm with the gods. But his mischief gets him into trouble, the Monkey King finds himself wanting to be good and strong enough to help the monk Xuanzang on his mission to bring Buddhist Scriptures—and enlightenment—to China.
Readers will thrill to Timothy Richard's retelling of the Monkey King's exploits, whether in the Dragon King's underwater castle, the Halls of the Dead, or the palace of Buddha himself. Featuring a detailed introduction by scholar Daniel Kane, this edition of The Money King's Amazing Adventures is sure to delight readers of all ages.
This classic Chinese epic tells the story of the Monkey King, his incredible origin and downfall, and his epic quest to redeem himself with his trusted companions, as they face fantastic foes, demons, and monsters and during their travels to the Western paradise.
The talented, wily Monkey King was used to getting what he wanted—unimaginable strength, eternal life, even a position in the Celestial Realm with the gods. But his mischief gets him into trouble, the Monkey King finds himself wanting to be good and strong enough to help the monk Xuanzang on his mission to bring Buddhist Scriptures—and enlightenment—to China.
Readers will thrill to Timothy Richard's retelling of the Monkey King's exploits, whether in the Dragon King's underwater castle, the Halls of the Dead, or the palace of Buddha himself. Featuring a detailed introduction by scholar Daniel Kane, this edition of The Money King's Amazing Adventures is sure to delight readers of all ages.
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“Readable introduction to one of the four Chinese literary epics. This one has an interesting preface and serves to give the reader a summarised version of events encountered by the group of protagonists.
What it doesn't do is capture the mystic charm of the original text (which admittedly is less accessible to English or casual Mandarin readers), or expound upon the profundity of the journey in its parts. A lot of the scenes ended almost as abruptly as they began and left me with questions hanging by the tip of my tongue.
It was 'Sun the Great Sage did this. Then the Master did that. Then such and such happened. Kthxbai.' almost on a loop. The poems were quite skillfully translated though , I must say.
Well it's the Year of the Monkey after all, and reading this made me reminisce about the fun TV adaptations I've watched in my childhood. Also what initially piqued my interest was my involvement in translating a mobile game loosely based on the story. Maybe I'll check out more versions or muster up the grit to actually read the original (I merely skimmed the beginning chapters before resting; to say it's overwhelming in its meaning is an understatement)
Happy Year of Monkey everyone!”
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