MONKEY - Journey to the West

Monkey - Journey to the West, a fantasy fiction, was written by Wu Cheng’en of the Ming Dynasty, and is one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature. It has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia.

Monkey, is an abridged translation of the sixteenth-century Chinese novel, by British English orientalist and sinologist Arthur Waley.

Originally published in 1942, Monkey remains one of the most-read English-language versions of the novel.

Narrated by Rob Jones for China Plus. Sound Design by Lisa O’Sullivan

Chapter 1 - Monkey is Born

Chapter 2 - the Demon of Havoc

Chapter 3 - Monkey’s Magic Iron Cudgel

Chapter 4 - Great Sage, Equal of Heaven

Chapter 5 - The Peach Banquet

Chapter 6 - The Battle with the Magician

Chapter 7 - The Buddha Makes a Bet

Chapter 8 - The Perfect Pilgrim

Chapter 9 - The Golden Mountain Temple Baby

Chapter 10 - The Dragon King’s Challenge

Chapter 11 - The Soul of Blue Lotus

Chapter 12 - The Big Vehicle Scriptures

Chapter 13 - The Pilgrims Set Off

Chapter 14 - Tripitaka Recruits Monkey for the Quest

Chapter 15 - A Dragon Horse for Tripitaka

Chapter 16 - The Hog Monster

Chapter 17 - Pigsy Joins the Band

Chapter 18 - Sandy Tags Along

Chapter 19 - The Ghostly King

Chapter 20 - The Demon of Cock Crow

Chapter 21 - The Life Restoring Elixir

Chapter 22 - The Slaves of Cart-Slow

Chapter 23 - The Three Immortals

Chapter 24 - The Meditation Contest

Chapter 25 - The River that Leads to Heaven

Chapter 26 - Tripitaka is Captured

Chapter 27 - Saved from a Watery Grave

Chapter 28 - Reaching the Holy Mountain

Chapter 29 - The 81st Calamity

Chapter 30 - The Monkey Buddha