Journey to the West (3 Volumes) ( English Version)(Hardcover) 西游记（上中下）英文精装版

This is the third and final volume ofthe classic Chinese fantasy novel，Joumey to the West. In it the four pil-grims-the Tang Priest Sanzang andhis three powerful disciples， Monkey，Pig and Friar Sand-have to deal withmany more monsters and misfortunesbefore they finally reach their goal：Thunder Monastery in the westernHeaven where the Lord Buddha lives.Even here their troubles are not at anend. The scriptures they are given atfirst are all blank.On this last part of the journey thedemons come in as wide a range ofshapes and kinds as ever. Among themare spider-women who spin webs fromtheir navels， a pride of lion monstersand a terrlble female spirit who carriesthe Tang Priest down into her bottom-less cave to marry him. These and allthe other fiends test to the very limitMonkey's ingenuity， supernatural pow-ers and connections throughout theuniverse. As in earlier volumes， he ishindered as much as helped by theoafish but loveable Pig.The story is told with the zest， im-aglnation and humour that have madeit one of China's best-loved novels forfour hundred years. It is not just a taleof the fantastic; it is also rich in in-sights into human nature and humansociety.The illustrations are taken from anineteenth-century Chinese edition ofthe book. A "Translator's Afterword" discuss-es this great feast of the imaginationand outlines how the cycle of legendsgrew over many hundred years.

《西游记》是中国文学史上杰出的浪漫主义长篇神魔小说。它讲述了孙悟空等保护唐僧去西天取经，一路上降妖伏魔，扫除障碍的故事。小说以生动的笔触，塑造了孙悟空、猪八戒等个性鲜明、深入民心的神话英雄，描写了许多浪漫瑰丽、极富感染力的神奇故事，同时曲折地反映了当时的社会历史情况和进步的政治理想。《西游记》想象汪洋恣肆，情节奇妙有趣，结构宏伟而严谨，语言幽默诙谐，是中国古代神魔小说的扛鼎之作。