The Journey to the West, Volume 2

The Journey to the West, Volume 2 (Wu Cheng’en) is set up as one continuous listen: cover, runtime, and a chapter list on the same page.

The Journey to the West , volume 2, comprises the second twenty-five chapters of Anthony C. Yu’s four-volume translation of Hsi-yu Chi , one of the most beloved classics of Chinese literature. The first-rate tale recounts the sixteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Hsüan-tsang (596-664), one of China’s most illustrious religious heroes, who journeyed to India with four animal disciples in quest of Buddhist scriptures. For nearly a thousand years, his exploits were celebrated and embellished in various accounts, culminating in the hundred-chapter Journey to the West, which combines religious allegory with romance, fantasy, humor, and satire.

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