{"product_id":"monkey-king-journey-to-the-west","title":"Monkey King : Journey to the West","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's greatest fantasy novels,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand a timeless classic of Chinese literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One of China's Four Great Classical Novels, \u003ci\u003eMonkey King\u003c\/i\u003e was written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong; a rice-loving divine pig; and a depressive man-eating river-sand monster.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Comparable to \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Monkey King : Journey to the West","offer_id":45693159604421,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-14-313893-8.jpg?v=1769314865","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/monkey-king-journey-to-the-west","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}