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Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu 2 Ch‘êng 2-ên 1; Jyutping: Ng 4 Sing 4 Jan 1, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming dynasty.
Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xīyóujì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia.
The Journey to the West (1977–1983), a complete translation in four volumes by Cheng'en Wu and Anthony C. Yu. University of Chicago Press (see above) External Links All links retrieved September 7, 2022.
Dive deep into Wu Chengen with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion ... Yu, Anthony C., trans. Journey to the West, by Wu Chengen. 4 vols. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977-1983 ...
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Monkey: A Folk-Tale of China, more often known as simply Monkey, is an abridged translation published in 1942 by Arthur Waley of the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Journey to the West conventionally attributed to Wu Cheng'en of the Ming dynasty. Waley's remains one of the most-read English-language versions of the novel.
Wu Cheng’en – The Author of The Journey to the West. Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩) (approximately 1504–1582) was a prominent Chinese Ming dynasty writer and government official, hailing from Lianshui (present-day Lianshui County, Jiangsu Province), and later residing in Shanyang (modern Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province).
May 20, 2021 · Wu Cheng’en (trans. Anthony Yu), The Journey to the West (University of Chicago Press, 2012, 4 vols.) Wu Cheng'en (trans. Julia Lovell), Monkey King: Journey to the West (Penguin Classics, 2021)
