{"product_id":"monkey-king-journey-to-the-west-1","title":"Monkey King: Journey to the West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's greatest fantasy novels, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand a timeless classic of Chinese literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of China's Four Great Classical Novels, \u003ci\u003eMonkey King\u003c\/i\u003e was written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong; a rice-loving divine pig; and a depressive man-eating river-sand monster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComparable to \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 384 pages | Published September 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977884418397,"sku":"9780143138938","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780143138938.jpg?v=1774446780","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/monkey-king-journey-to-the-west-1","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}