西游記：英文版

　　This is the second of three volumesof Journey to the West， the greatfantasy novel written in the late six-teenth century on the basis of a longtradbition of storyteller's tales. In thisvolumes the four pilgrims-the TangPriest Sanzang， the former MonkeyKing Sun Wukong， Pig and Friar Sand-have to overcome many dangers ontheir way to fetch the scriptures fromthe Buddha's Thunder Monastery inthe Western Heaven. Monsters and de-mons of every kind try to waylay theTang Priest. Most， like the ferociousRed Boy， want to devour him. Some，such as the scorpion spirit of PipaCave， take the form of beautiful womenin the hope of seducing him. Monkeyhas to use all his connections in thesupernatural world to find the help thatwill enable him to defeat these and oth-er formidable enemies， such as the BullDemon King and Princess Iron Fan， orthe imitation Monkey who is indistin-guishable from himself.The story Is told with zest， rich im-agination and a lively humour. The novelis not only an exciting series of adven-tures; it is also full of sharp commentson life and society that make it a vividsatire. The four travellers and the peo-ple and monsters they meet are draWnwith vigour and perception.The illustrations are reprinted froma nineteenth-century edition of thebook.Jacket drawing by： Wei Wei

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