Wu Ch’eng-en wrote “Monkey” in the middle of the 16th century, adding to an ancient Chinese legend his own touches of delicacy and humour. The result is a jumble of the absurd and the profound, of religion and history, of anti-bureaucratic satire and pure poetry.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2008
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 352
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780140441116
ISBN 10: 0140441115