This series presents four seminal works of Chinese classic literature that have shaped reading tastes for centuries. Each novel offers a unique window into Chinese history, culture, and philosophy through compelling narratives and unforgettable characters. Dive into epic sagas filled with strategy, romance, revolution, and wisdom. This is an essential collection for any admirer of world literature.
Ein kaisertreuer Mann zittert nicht vor dem Tod! Besser noch als Geister und treue Diener des Throns im Schattenreich zu spuken, denn als Mietlinge eines Erzverräters unter den Lebenden zu wandeln!
Journey to the West is a classic Chinese mythological novel. It was written during the Ming Dynasty based on traditional folktales. Consisting of 100 chapters, this fantasy relates the adventures of a Tang Dynasty (618-907) priest Sanzang and his three disciples, Monkey, Pig and Friar Sand, as they travel west in search of Buddhist Sutra. The first seven chapters recount the birth of the Monkey King and his rebellion against Heaven. Then in chapters eight to twelve, we learn how Sanzang was born and why he is searching for the scriptures, as well as his preparations for the journey. The rest of the story describes how they vanquish demons and monsters, tramp over the Fiery Mountain, cross the Milky Way, and after overcoming many dangers, finally arrive at their destination - the Thunder Monastery in the Western Heaven - and find the Sutra.Attached are a number of illustrations drawn during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
"Racconto del viaggio in occidente" è un classico della letteratura cinese, appartenente al gruppo dei quattro grandi romanzi classici. Sulla cima di una montagna sacra, un magico uovo di pietra si schiude e dà alla luce uno scimmiotto astuto, veloce, indicibilmente forte e del tutto irrispettoso delle gerarchie. Per questa ragione, l'imperatore Celeste tenta di imbrigliarlo, prima con le lusinghe, poi con la forza. Ma Son Goku non ha bisogno di catene, bensì di una guida, ed è per questo che il monaco errante Sanzo Hoshi lo porta con sé in una grande avventura attraverso l'Oriente misterioso, che metterà alla prova il suo spirito indomito. Armato di un Bastone Magico e in sella alla sua Nuvola d'Oro volante, Son Goku affronta mille sfide insieme ai suoi compagni di viaggio, il maiale trasformista Cho Hakkai e lo spirito acquatico Sa Gojo.
The novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought. This book has influenced the ways that Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war, even to this day. Three Kingdoms portrays a fateful moment at the end of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.220) when the future of the Chinese empire lay in the balance.
Chinese-English / 汉英对照
First published in 1952, The Journey to the West , volume I, comprises the first twenty-five chapters of Anthony C. Yu's four-volume translation of Hsi-yu Chi , one of the most beloved classics of Chinese literature. The fantastic tale recounts the sixteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Hs�an-tsang (596-664), one of China's most illustrious religious heroes, who journeyed to India with four animal disciples in quest of Buddhist scriptures. For nearly a thousand years, his exploits were celebrated and embellished in various accounts, culminating in the hundred-chapter Journey to the West , which combines religious allegory with romance, fantasy, humor, and satire.