Part spiritual pilgrimage, part historical epic, the folk novel Journey to the West, which came to be known as Monkey, is the most popular classic of Asian literature. Originally written in the sixteenth century, it is the story of the adventures of the rogue-trickster Monkey and his encounters with a bizarre cast of characters as he travels to India with the Buddhist pilgrim Tripitaka in search of sacred scriptures. Much more than a picaresque adventure novel, Monkey is a profound allegory of the struggle that must occur before spiritual transformation is possible. David Kherdian's masterful retelling brings this classic of Chinese literature to life in a way that is true to the scope and depth of the original.

Monkey: A Journey to the West, David Kherdian, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 244 Pages, $16.95

DAVID KHERDIAN is the author of over thirty books of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and children's literature. He has won the prestigious Newbery Honor Book Award, the Boston Globe Horn Book Award, and the Jane Addams Peace Award.

	Editor's Foreword		vii
	1.	Stone Monkey King	1
	2.	The Search for Immortality	13
	3.	Demon King of Havoc	27
	4.	Monkey's Iron Cudgel	32
	5.	A Messenger from Heaven	41
	6.	In the Cloud Palace of the Jade Emperor	48
	7.	Immortality Peaches and Golden Elixirs	53
	8.	Monkey Goes Too Far	63
	9.	In the Buddha's Palm	74
	10.	Kuan-yin's Search for a Pilgrim	85
	11.	The Journey to the West	96
	12.	Tripitaka Takes a Disciple	106
	13.	The Cap of Discipline	116
	14.	Riding the Dragon	122
	15.	Pigsy and the Dragon of the River of Flowing Sands	128
	16.	Flaming Mountain and the Iron Fan	143
	17.	Fanning the Fire	149
	18.	The Bull Demon's Wife	158
	19.	Bull Demon Wins the Day	172
	20.	Putting Out the Fire	178
	21.	The Path Behind the Temple and the Bottomless Boat	189
	22.	The Last Calamity	195
	23.	The Western Paradise	203