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      Journey to the West, Volume 1

      by Anthony C. Yu
      Published
      Feb 1980
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      544
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      First published in 1952, The Journey to the West, volume I, comprises the first twenty-five chapters of Anthony C. Yu's four-volume translation of Hsi-yu Chi, one of the most beloved classics of Chinese literature. The fantastic tale recounts the sixteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Hsüan-tsang (596-664), one of China's most illustrious religious heroes, who journeyed to India with four animal disciples in quest of Buddhist scriptures. For nearly a thousand years, his exploits were celebrated and embellished in various accounts, culminating in the hundred-chapter Journey to the West, which combines religious allegory with romance, fantasy, humor, and satire.

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      Mythology

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      Feb 1980 University Of Chicago Press ISBN13 9780226971506 ISBN10 0226971503
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