Monkey: A Journey to the West

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This story provides a glimpse into the powers of the mischievous Monkey King who is able to transform himself into many different images such as a tree, a bird, a beast of prey or a bug as small as a mosquito. He can travel around the world three times in the blink of an eye. Filled with a host of memorable characters and delicious dialogue that young children will savour this is an enchanting new storybook.

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"Cosmic kung fu on the scale of Star Wars ! China's favorite rip-roaring morality tale has everythingincluding, here, a brilliant rendition by David Kherdian. It's charming and utterly delightful."Huston Smith, author of The World's Religions

"David Kherdian retells the ancient Chinese allegory poetically and precisely. Monkey (who represents our restless intelligence)helped by other humorful and energetic demonsguides master Monk (the searching ego) towards self-insights in the Zen-Taoist tradition. A great read!"Janwillem van de Wetering, author of A Glimpse of Nothingness

Author Bio

David Kherdian is the author of over thirty books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. His biography of his mother, The Road from Home: The Story of an Armenian Girl , was nominated for the National Book Award, the Boston GlobeHorn Book Award, the Jane Addams Peace Award, and the Friends of American Writers Award. He currently lives in Blue Hill (Bangor), Maine.