{"product_id":"monkey-king-by-wu-cheng-en-9780143138938","title":"Monkey King","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest classics of Chinese literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of China's Four Great Classical Novels, \u003cem\u003eMonkey King\u003c\/em\u003e was written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong; a rice-loving divine pig; and a depressive man-eating river-sand monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComparable to \u003cem\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/em\u003e, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46546841895148,"sku":"9780143138938","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26191363482238.jpg?v=1749851708","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/monkey-king-by-wu-cheng-en-9780143138938","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}