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Journey to the West

By: Wu Cheng'en, Christine Sun
Narrated by: Michelle Tate
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Journey to the West is one of the Chinese Noble Classics.

In ancient China a magical monkey appears, creating chaos everywhere he goes. The only way to put his tricks and talents to good use is to make him protector of Xuanzang, a young and handsome monk determined to travel from China to India in search of precious scriptures.

Monkey and his fellow disciples, Piggy and Sandy, have to protect Xuanzang from monsters and demons who think they can live forever just by taking bites out of the monk.

Can Xuanzang and his loyal disciples reach India safely and find what they seek? Do they have enough confidence and courage to conquer the demons, both those lurking around them and those within their own hearts?

Full of humour and adventure, Journey to the West is a story of self-discovery and the pursuit of excellence. Written by Chinese scholar Wu Cheng’en more than four hundred years ago, it reflects everyone’s pilgrimage toward truth, peace, and beauty.

If you enjoy this, you can find three other Real Reads Chinese Classics: Dream of the Red Chamber, The Water Margin, and The Three Kingdoms.

©2011 Christine Sun (P)2013 Christine Sun Classics China Heartfelt Chinese Classics
Timeless Adventure • Captivating Characters • Bedtime Story • Passive Listening
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I loved it, I've seen many of the movies and shows about it. But I greatly enjoyed the story. I'm an going to buy the books as well.

A fantastic story!

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I’m grew interested in the story of Sun Wukong  so I’m glad that I listen to Journey to the West, it’s odd, but interesting to listen to.

Not bad Kid

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This is one of the oldest stories, and I liked everything about it. Thank you.

Great telling of this timeless story

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This was a great book for passive listening! This is a great bedtime story for children.

Very enjoyable

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wonderful short book, the author has a way of sucking you in and making you think twice about the choices you make in your own adventure of life.

Short but amazing

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cest une bonne histoire je la reco mande vrai ment beau coup merci beaucoup aurevoir

Genial

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but even so I'm not sure how well this story translates to modern readers. it was very confusing

weird story. I bet it's better in longer form

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I was not so impressed by the narrator Michelle Tate's impressions of characters (which all sound very alike) or the lack of authentic Chinese names. If this is suited for children then it could have used some simpler, more lively translations. However, this audiobook did foster my interest in this book, so I will be reading the entire unabridged version very soon.

A brief, yet charming version of the classic

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Very short but it's the only one in English I could find. Still, it is a retelling of journey to the west so I got what I asked for.

Enjoyable

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A great summary of an epic tale, read and enjoy this narrative of the journey to the West!

A Brief but excellent journey

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