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Monkey: A Journey to the West
By: Kerdian David

Monkey: A Journey to the West


 
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Author: Kerdian David
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 1590302583 / 9781590302583
Publication Date: 2005


Product Code: 5655
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"Cosmic kung fu on the scale of Star Wars! China's favorite rip-roaring morality tale has everything- including, here, a brilliant rendition by David Kherdian. It's charming and utterly delightful." HUSTON SMITH, author of The World's Religions.

"David Kherdian retells the ancient Chinese allegory poetically and precisely. Monkey (who represents our restless intelligence)-helped by other humorful and energetic demons-guides master Monk (the searching ego) toward self-insights in the Zen-Taoist tradition. A great read!" JANWILLEM VAN DE WETERING, author of A Glimpse of Nothingness.

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, David Kherdian, Shambhala Publications, $16.95

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