Monkey - Wu Ch’eng-en (Arthur Waley) / Folio Society Reviews

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“An abridgment of the longer Chinese epic, Journey to the West – one of the Four Great Chinese Novels – Monkey is also widely known as a standalone book with exceptional literary kudos.
Bringing together the wisdom, culture, myth and legend of ancient China . . . Wu Ch’eng-en’s extraordinary adventure sees Monkey and his cohorts overcome evil wizards, ogres, demons and dangers, as they forge a path to India with Tripitaka to find the artefacts that will deliver enlightenment.”
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Here we have ‘Monkey’ by Wu Ch’eng-en, published by the Folio Society. This book is translated by Arthur Waley, has a new introduction by former curator of Chinese collections at the British Library Frances Wood and is illustrated by Taiwanese American artist Mu Pan. This edition was published by the Folio Society in 2023.

The book comes with an illustrated slip-case. It is bound in fine blocked cloth in a nice dark blue color making the gold line-drawings look magical and enchanting. The book is Smyth-sewn in a slightly tight binding. The paper used for this edition is Abbey Wove paper. The paper is smooth and thick, and has a nice warm creamy-color. It is of course acid-free, pH-neutral. The text size is fairly large. The book is printed and bound by Gomer Press in Wales. There are seven illustrations by Mu Pan and one fold-out map. The illustrations are printed on slightly textured photographic paper with low amounts of gloss. The fold-out map is printed on wove paper in a grey-ish brown color.

Time-table:

Binding 00:00
Slip-case 01:29
Inside the book 01:48
Fold-out map 03:18
Illustrations 05:05
Outro 08:34

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