Wu Cheng'en





Wu Cheng'en

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December 22, 1504 in Lianshui, Jiangsu, China

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December 22, 1579

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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.

Monkey is the dubbed English language version of the Japanese television series Saiyūki (西遊記?). It was originally produced by Nippon Television (NTV) and International Television Films in association with NHK. The show is unusual in that it was performed by Japanese actors in China and then dubbed into English. The English language version was produced by the BBC and broadcast in...more


Average rating: 4.10 · 1,840 ratings · 221 reviews · 11 distinct works
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Journey to the West, Volume I
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“Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way.”
Wu Cheng'en, Monkey: A Journey to the West

“Wife indeed!" laughed Monkey. "You haven't got a wife now. There are some sorts of Taoists that are family men; but who ever heard of a Buddhist priest calmly talking about his 'wife'?”
Wu Cheng'en, Monkey: The Journey to the West

“After Supper the Master dismissed all except Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha the Monk. He took them out with him and said, "Look at that wonderful moolight. It makes me long for the time when I can return home.”
Wu Cheng'en, Monkey: The Journey to the West

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