Journey to the West

Journey to the West

Earliest known edition of the book from the 16th century
Author	Wu Cheng'en
Original title	西遊記
Country	Ming China
Language	Chinese
Genre	Gods and demons fiction, Chinese mythology, fantasy, adventure
Set in	China, 7th century AD
Publication date	c. 1592 (print)
Published in English	1942 (abridged) 1977–1983 (complete)
Dewey Decimal	895.1346
Original text	西遊記 at Chinese Wikisource

Journey to the West
Journey to the West in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	西遊記
Simplified Chinese	西游记
Literal meaning	"West Journey Record"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xī yóu jì Wade–Giles Hsi1-yu2 chi4 IPA [ɕí jǒu tɕî] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sāi yàuh gei IPA [sɐ́i jɐ̏u kēi] Jyutping Sai1 jau4 gei3 Southern Min Tâi-lô Se iû kì (col.) Sai iû kì (lit.)

Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xī Yóu Jì; Wade–Giles: Hsi¹ Yu² Chi⁴) is a Chinese novel. It was published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is often called one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels and arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. Arthur Waley's 1942 abridged translation, Monkey, is known in English-speaking countries.