THE HISTORICAL I4-YEAR QUEST OF THE 7TH CENTURY CHINESE MONK, XUANZANG, TO OBTAIN BUDDHIST SUTRAS TRAVELLING THROUGH XINJIANG, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIA.Yun-Chong Pans retelling of the story, originally crafted by the Ming Dynasty story-teller, Wu Chengen, will captivate children with its fantasy, and delight young and old with its layers of reality and satire grounded in Chinese, Indian, Greek, and Old Testament mythology.
作者簡介
Y. C. PAN was born in Taiwan in 1935. Heemigrated to Toronto,Canada in 1962 andenrolled at the University of Toronto. Afterworking as an economist, Pan embarked on acareer with the government and the CanadianInternational Development Agency.The "Stone Monkey" fable is based on hisrecollections as a young parent telling storiesto his three growing children who were alwayshis wide-eyed audience.
圖書目錄
PART I Chapter 1: The Birth of the Magic Monkey Chapter 2: The Stone Monkey Becomes King Chapter 3: Monkey King is Struck by the Notion of Mortality Chapter 4: The Monkey King Seeks Immortality Chapter 5: Sun Wukong Learns Immortality Chapter 6: Sun Wukong Reestablishes his Kingdom Chapter 7: Sun Wukongs Kingdom Thrives Chapter 8: Sun Wukong Acquires the Weapon of his Choice Chapter 9: Sun Wukong Raids the Underworld Chapter 10: Sun Wukong Gets a Job in Heaven Chapter 11: Sun Gets his Title of Heavenly Grand Fairy Chapter 12: Sun Steals the Heavenly Peach and Longevity Pills Chapter 13: Heavenly Army Attacks Sun Chapter 14: The Buddha Vanquishes Sun Wukong Chapter 15: The Buddha Wishes to Save the Souls of Mankind .. Chapter 16: Kuanyins Recruitment Tour Chapter 17: Birth of the Holy Monk Chapter 18: Chinese Emperor Tours the Underworld Chapter 19: Monk Chen Volunteers to Go West Chapter 20: Sanzangs (Monk Chen) Journey Starts Chapter 21: Sun WukongJoins Sanzang Chapter 22: Sanzang Collects More Disciples Chapter 23: The Theft of the Robe and the Submission of th Black Bear Chapter 24: Zhu Bajie (Di Baggai) Joins Chapter 25: Sha Wujing (Sandy) Joins, Completing the Pilgrim Team Chapter 26: Gods Test the Teams Integrity and Resolve Chapter 27: Encounter With Baby-Shaped Fruit Tree Chapter 28- Wukong is Banished After Killing the Demon of Ble Skeleton Chapter 29: Sun Goes Home Chapter 30: Yellow Robe Demon Defeats Bajie and Sandy Chapter 31: Sun Wukong Rejoins the Pilgrim Team Chapter 32: Troubles With Gold Horn and Silver Horn PART 2 Chapter 1 : The Dead King in the Well Chapter 2 : Reviving the Dead King Chapter 3 : Sun Wukong Gets Burned by the Red Infant Chapter 4 : Kuanyin Tames the Red Infant Chapter 5 : The Black Water Demon Captures Sanzang Chapter 6 : The Dragon King Tames the Black Water Demon Chapter 7 : The Monks of Chechi Kingdom Enslaved by Demons Chapter 8 : Sun Wukong, Bajie and Sandy Enjoy the Feast Disguised as Deities Chapter 9 : Encounter with Tiger, Deer and Goat Demons Chapter 10 : The Contests Against the Three Demons Chapter 11 : Crossing the Trans-Heaven River Chapter 12 : Bajie Beats Up the King of Divine Sense Chapter 13 : The King of Divine Sense Freezes the River and Captures Sanzang Chapter 14 : Kuanyin Retrieves the Gold Fish in a Bamboo Basket Chapter 15 : Old Tortoise Ferries the Pilgrims Across the River Chapter 16 : The One-Horned Monster with a Platinum Bracelet Chapter 17 : Fighting the One-Horned Monster Chapter 18 : Sanzang and Bajie Get Pregnant Chapter 19 : The Amazon Queen Wants to Marry Sanzang Chapter 20 : The Trouble in Peepah Cave Chapter 21 : Sun Wukong is Banished for Killing Bandits Chapter 22 : The Fake Sun Wukong Harasses the Pilgrims Chapter 23 : The Flaming Mountain Obstructs the Journey Chapter 24 : Sun Wukong Tries to Borrow the Banana-Leaf Fan Chapter 25 : The Fight With the Buffalo King Chapter 26 : The Treasure Thief: a Nine-Headed Demon Chapter 27 : Thorns Block the Path to the West PART 3 Chapter 1 : Fake Buddha Captures Sanzang Chapter 2 : The Killing of the Boa Constrictor Chapter 3 : Rescuing a Kidnapped Queen Chapter 4 : Adventure in the Cobweb Cave Chapter 5 : The Three Demon Masters Chapter 6 : Encounter with the Blue Lion, White Elephant, and the Condor Chapter 7 : Rescue of One thousand, One Hundred and Eleven Babies Chapter 8 : Seduction in the Bottomless Cave Chapter 9 : The Buddhist-Killing Kingdom Chapter 10 : The Demon with a Pestle Chapter 11 : Producing Rainfall Chapter 12 : Showing Off the Weapons and Tempting a Demon Chapter 13 : The False Buddha Stealing Oil Chapter 14 : The False Princess Tries to Marry Sanzang Chapter 15 : Tycoon Kou Entertains the Pilgrims Chapter 16 : The Pilgrims Enter the Territory of the Western Heaven Chapter 17 : The Sutras Obtained Chapter 18 : Returning to Chang-An Chapter 19 : Mission Accomplished, Five New Deities Created EPILOGUE