Monkey and the Three Wizards

by Wu Cheng'en, Michael Foreman (Illustrator), Peter Harris (Translator)

A monkey possessing supernatural powers challenges three wizards to a series of spectacular magic contests.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

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Wu Cheng'en (simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, ca. 1505–1580 or 1500–1582, courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), pen name "Sheyang Hermit," was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, best known for being the probable author of one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, Journey to the West, also called Monkey.

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[Ysabet · Rating 3 out of 5]

An illustrated children's retelling of part of Journey to the West.