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Cover of Monkey King: Journey to the West featuring an illustration of a monkey in king-like clothing riding on a lotus brandishing a staff. In the background is a temple, a mountain, and a textured yellow background of a dragon.

Monkey King: Journey to the West

By Wu Cheng'en, Julia Lovell (Translator)

Monkey King: Journey to the West. Wu Cheng’en. Translated by Julia Lovell. Forward by Gene Luen Yang. Penguin Books, 2021. ISBN 9780143107187. 339 p. (Ages 12 and up). Epic.

A new translation of a Chinese classic – “one of those books that if you grow up in China, you know the story,” says China scholar Jeffrey Wasserstrom. Abridged and rendered in colloquial English by University of London professor Julia Lovell, it traces the rollicking adventures of a shape-shifting monkey superhero with a penchant for mischief. Naturally pairs with Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel, American Born Chinese, which employs scenes from the Monkey King. [dj]

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