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Mao and the Monkey King
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A Monical Novel Within the Chinese Literary Tradition
journey to the west is a monical novel within the chinese literary tradition. There are various translations, both for translations and abridgments into english that already existed. The challenge i gave myself in taking this job on was, can i study the original, the chinese original, in full? Can i find an idiom that reflects the fundamental strangeness of the novel, but also the its energy and appeal across the centuries to angliphone readers?"
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