Wu Cheng'en (1505–1580)
Autor/a de Monkey
Sobre l'autor
Wu is the reputed author of the great comic-picaresque novel Journey to the West, or Monkey, as Arthur Waley entitled his translation, which has often been compared for its content and its influence on tradition with Don Quixote in European literature. Wu was a native of Huai-an (in Kiangsu), and mostra'n més in the local history published there in 1625 the statement is made about his authorship of the work. However, this was unknown by the general reading public for over 300 years, perhaps partly because Wu died without children to perpetuate his claim to fame. Though the story of the novel is loosely based on the historical pilgrimage of a Chinese Buddhist monk, Hsuan-tsang, to India in the years 629--645 to obtain Buddhist scriptures, in fact the narrative bears little relation to what actually happened. Instead, it is fabricated from the many popular tales told by storytellers, which over the years embellished the factual chronicles left by Hsuan-tsang with many Chinese beliefs about the monsters and demons of the lands he passed through. The novel teems with humor, invention, and memorable characters, and has been a great favorite with Chinese audiences for centuries. Comic book versions of its stories can be found in Chinatowns all over the world. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Sèrie
Obres de Wu Cheng'en
The Monkey and the Monk: An Abridgment of The Journey to the West {Yu} (2006) — Autor — 87 exemplars
The Monkey King's Amazing Adventures: A Journey to the West in Search of Enlightenment. China's Most Famous… (2012) 44 exemplars
Viaje al Oeste: Las aventuras del Rey Mono (edición en un solo volumen) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2004] Anónimo chino del… (1992) 34 exemplars
Monkey King Wreaks Havoc in Heaven (Adventures of Monkey King Series, Volume 2) (Chinese Edition) (2001) 27 exemplars
Journey to the West (total 20) / China s four famous original new comic series (other)(Chinese Edition) (2007) 21 exemplars
Monkey: The Journey to the West 8 exemplars
Journey to the West (3 Volume Set) (v. 1) 4 exemplars
Havoc in Heaven: Adventures of the Monkey King 4 exemplars
La Pérégrination vers l'Ouest I, II: Xiyou ji (Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 10921)… (2020) 3 exemplars
Färden till Västern 3: Det Flammande Berget 3 exemplars
Färden till Västern 2: Den Ståtlige Apkungen 3 exemplars
Monkey King: Journey to the West 2 exemplars
Opičí král 2 exemplars
Monkey King and the Magic Fruit Tree (Journey to The West Series 6)(English Version) (2005) 2 exemplars
four famous children s version: Journey to the West (phonetic version) (Paperback) (1991) 2 exemplars
西游记 2 exemplars
Chinese New Curriculum Series: Journey to the West ( America painted Annotation ) ( Youth Edition )(Chinese Edition) (2013) 2 exemplars
Journey to the West (Chinese Classical Literature Primer with Pinyin) Children edition 西游记 (拼音版) (2010) 2 exemplars
Sanzang has disciples : first series : selections from Journey to the West) — Autor — 2 exemplars
වානරයා 1 exemplars
Journey to the West (2 Volumes, the Pop-Up Book of Classic Masterpieces) (Chinese Edition) (2020) 1 exemplars
西游记 - 上册 1 exemplars
西游记 - 下册 1 exemplars
西游记 少年版 1 exemplars
හිමි සොයා බටහිරට : වෙළුම 3 1 exemplars
Der rebellische Affe 1 exemplars
そんごくう (せかいの名作ぶんこ (26)) 1 exemplars
Путешествие на Запад : [роман в 4 томах]. Т.1. 1 exemplars
Chinese Classical Literature: Journey to the West (kids painted version)(Chinese Edition) (2014) 1 exemplars
හිමි සොයා බටහිරට : වෙළුම 1 1 exemplars
හිමි සොයා බටහිරට : වෙළුම 2 1 exemplars
Maravillosas historias de la vieja China 1 exemplars
Opičí král 1 exemplars
Journey to the West, Vol. 3 {Korean} — Autor — 1 exemplars
Journey to the West, Vol. 1 {Korean} — Autor — 1 exemplars
Journey to the West, Vol. 2 {Korean} — Autor — 1 exemplars
The Journey to the West (Selected readings, Humanites core course program) (2000) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Journey to the West {abridged} 1 exemplars
Si Yeou Ki: ou le voyage en Occident 1 exemplars
Der Affenkönig 1 exemplars
Journey to the West Volume 1 西游记 1 1 exemplars
Handsome Monkey King : first series, selections from Journey to the West) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Xi You Ji 西遊記 1 exemplars
Sanzang has disciples : second series : selections from Journey to the West) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Handsome Monkey King : Second series, selections from Journey to the West) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Tây Du Ký : Bình Khảo, 1 & 3 1 exemplars
Journey to the West Volume 2 西游记 2 1 exemplars
Journey to the West (3 Volume Set) 1 exemplars
Viaje al Oeste. Las aventuras del Rey Mono V.II 1 exemplars
Frutos de Ginseng 1 exemplars
Disturbios en el palacio celestial 1 exemplars
Journey to the West (Vol. 1) 1 exemplars
Selections from China's Great Classical Novels - 4 Book Set -The Pilgrimage to the West - Dream of the Red Chamber -… (1980) 1 exemplars
Monkey King Creates Havoc in heaven (Journey to The West Series 2)(English Version) (2005) 1 exemplars
Journey to the West Volume 3 西游记 3 1 exemplars
Journey to the West: An Abridged Version 1 exemplars
Małpi bunt 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (2012) — Col·laborador — 278 exemplars
Swords and Sorcerers: Stories from the Worlds of Fantasy and Adventure (2002) — Col·laborador — 16 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Wu Cheng'en
- Nom oficial
- 吳承恩
- Altres noms
- 汝忠 | Ruzhong (courtesy name)
Sheyang Hermit (pen name) - Data de naixement
- 1505
- Data de defunció
- 1580
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- China
- Lloc de naixement
- Lianshui, Jiangsu, China
- Llocs de residència
- Huainan, Jiangsu, China
Nanjing, China
Beijing, China
Changxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China - Educació
- Nanjing University
- Professions
- bureaucrat
poet
novelist
social critic
hermit - Biografia breu
- Wu Cheng'en (ca. 1505–1580[2]), courtesy name Ruzhong, pen name "Sheyang Hermit," was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, and is considered to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
Membres
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Folio Archives 294: Monkey by Wu Ch'êng-ên.1968 a Folio Society Devotees (octubre 2022)
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Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 148
- També de
- 6
- Membres
- 4,463
- Popularitat
- #5,610
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 83
- ISBN
- 254
- Llengües
- 12
- Preferit
- 5
This was pure, irreverent fun – with delightful bits of wisdom, too. When Monkey acquires his special skill set, he gets some Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism as part of the bargain. You need those too, obviously!
“Nothing in this world is hard. It is only the mind that makes it so.”
“If you want to have a future, think of the future.”
The intrepid heroes who go on a quest to find holy Buddhist scrolls are: Monkey (see above), Tripitaka the monk (good at bursting into tears, getting kidnapped, and reciting sutras), Pigsy (a reformed monster, good at eating, fighting, and being a pain in the ass), Sandy (a reformed monster, good at fighting and being depressed and somewhat helpful), and a horse (who is really a dragon; sometimes it talks). The quest is a romp, without forgetting that it’s the journey that matters, not the destination. Oh, the exploits! The epic battles! The magic tricks! The monster-slaying! Adventure succeeds adventure, because there is a demon on every mountain; a monster in every cave; a stupid king who had been duped by demons in every city. There is always a job for Monkey & Co. Monkey usually saves the day – when he cannot, there are helpful deities, guardian spirits and the wonderfully friendly Bodhisattva Guanyin who come to the rescue. And so it goes… (I think that perhaps I shouldn’t have read it in one go – the fun adventures did get repetitive. Still fun, though.)
I loved how grounded this book is in the oral tradition it came from, as in “and then this happened! But then…! Do you want to find out what they did next? Read on!”
I was deliciously entertained throughout. Here is Sandy, explaining his predicament as a monster after being banished from Heaven (Sandy broke a cup – so the heavenly Jade Emperor probably needs those Buddhist scrolls too):
“Every seventh day, he sends a flying sword to pierce my torso over a hundred times, It wears a person out. That’s why I am a little highly strung.”
And here is some weird magic happening (don’t drink water from rivers you haven’t met before!):
“Calamity!” yelped Tripitaka, turning white, while Pigsy – sitting on the ground – bent over, trying to spread his legs. “But we’re men! How can we have children? We don’t have birth canals. Where’s the baby going to come out?”
“A ripe melon will find a way to drop,” said Monkey, grinning, “as the proverb goes. Maybe it’ll burst out of your armpit.”
I appreciate Julia Lovell’s translation very much. You can tell that it preserves the spirit of the original while dressing it up in modern English – without obscuring the source material. It was skilfully done. Also, I was very happy to find an abridged version of ca 400 pages. I’d love to read the 2000 pages of the unabridged translation, but my tbr has been hurling abuse at me every time I mentioned it. So, not now ;) For now, I’ll just go around recommending Journey to the West to everyone and anyone I think might be a good fit.… (més)