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bookafnd started reading The Journey to the West Volume I by Anthony C. Yu (The Journey to the West (revised edition), #1)

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Anthony C. Yu's translation of The Journey to the West, initially published in 1983, …

you know story's going to be long when it starts with the creation of the world

bookafnd replied to bookafnd's status

Also this edition starts with like, a 100 page introduction which i'm NOT going to read immediately

AndreasD replied to bookafnd's status

@agafnd Those old Chinese novels are some undertaking all of them. I've read Water Margin, 3 Kingdoms and I have Stories of the Stone and Journey still to come. I can't do more than one a year. I really don't know why they all are so long!

Sean Bala replied to AndreasD's status

@AndreasD @agafnd I have always wanted to read one of these great Chinese novels. I read the book "The Path" about Chinese philosophy a couple of years ago and it opened my mind up to a whole new world of ideas. Maybe I should give one of these a go this year!