Monkey A Journey to the West

by KHERDIAN, DAVID

• ISBN13: 9781590302583
• ISBN10: 1590302583
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-12
• Publisher: Shambhala Classics

Summary

Part spiritual pilgrimage, part historical epic, the folk novelJourney to the West, which came to be known asMonkey, 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,Monkeyis a profound allegory of the struggle that must occur before spiritual transformation is possible. David Kherdian's masterful telling brings this classic of Chinese literature to life in a way that is true to the scope and depth of the original.

Author Biography

David Kherdian is the author of over thirty books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. His biography of his mother, The Road from Home: The Story of an Armenian Girl , was nominated for the National Book Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Jane Addams Peace Award, and the Friends of American Writers Award. He currently lives in Blue Hill (Bangor), Maine.

Table of Contents

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