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Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu 2 Ch‘êng 2-ên 1; Jyutping: Ng 4 Sing 4 Jan 1, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming dynasty.
Wu Cheng’en was a novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), generally acknowledged as the author of the Chinese folk novel Xiyouji (Journey to the West, also partially translated as Monkey). Wu received a traditional Confucian education and was appointed a resident scholar at the imperial.
Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xīyóujì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia.
Jun 27, 2024 · Journey to the West, foremost Chinese comic novel, written by Wu Cheng’en, a novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). The novel is based on the actual 7th-century pilgrimage of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang (602–664) to India in search of sacred texts.
Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩) (approximately 1504–1582) was a prominent Chinese Ming dynasty writer and government official, hailing from Lianshui (present-day Lianshui County, Jiangsu Province), and later residing in Shanyang (modern Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province).
Oct 5, 2021 · Monkey King: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en. Penguin Classics. 384 pages. EXCEPT FOR THE one error I spotted on its cover, Julia Lovell’s new translation of Monkey King: Journey to the West...
Oct 11, 2022 · Journey to the West (西游记, Xīyóu Jì), is a Chinese novel written in the 16th century by Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩, Wú Chéng’ēn). It is probably the most famous and best-loved novel in China and is considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature.
Wu Cheng'en, Anthony C. Yu (Translator) 4.25. 1,681 ratings149 reviews. First published in 1592, 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.
Jan 31, 2021 · Monkey King: Journey to the West, Wu Cheng’en, Julia Lovell (trans) (Penguin, February 2020) C enturies ago, in an empire far far away, an anonymous journeyman scribe authored and assembled a picaresque that became one of China’s most revered and influential literary works.
Wu Cheng'en (Wu Ch'eng-en) ?1504-?1582 Ming-dynasty fiction writer and poet from present day Jiangsu province. His father was a merchant, but liked to read; he passed this interest on to his son who was known early in life for his literary leanings.
