{"product_id":"9780141393445","title":"Monkey King","description":"Author: Cheng'en, Wu\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141393445\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 May 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the greatest classics of Chinese literature, in a new translation by the award-winning Julia Lovell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of China's Four Great Classical Novels, \u003ci\u003eMonkey King\u003c\/i\u003e was written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong; a rice-loving divine pig; and a depressive man-eating river-sand monster.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComparable to \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48191473975454,"sku":"UBD-9780141393445","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141393445.jpg?v=1787657943","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141393445","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}