Bibliograph

Monkey King, created by Wei Dong Chen ; illustrated by Chao Peng, V. 1

Type

Label

Monkey King, created by Wei Dong Chen ; illustrated by Chao Peng, V. 1

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Monkey King

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

809252499

Responsibility statement

created by Wei Dong Chen ; illustrated by Chao Peng

Summary

"Cited as one of the greatest Chinese novels, Monkey King (The journey to the West) follows the adventures of Sun Wu Kong, born from a stone on Spring Mountain and given the title of Handsome Monkey King, who seeks to learn the secret of eternal life. Under the tutelage of the Buddhist Master Puti, Sun Wu Kong becomes incredibly powerful, but his hubris grows until he has run afoul of the gods, who dispatch an army to Spring Mountain to subdue the Monkey King, who has declared himself the 'Emperor of Heaven.'"--P. [4] of cover

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Birth of the Stone Monkey

Contributor

Creator