--- product_id: 12838182 title: "The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3 (Volume 3)" price: "€ 76.78" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/12838182-the-journey-to-the-west-revised-edition-volume-3-volume store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Modern Pinyin romanization Complete classic translation Updated scholarly notes The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3 (Volume 3) **Price:** € 76.78 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Unlock the legendary journey that inspired a generation—don’t miss the epic everyone’s talking about! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3 (Volume 3) - **How much does it cost?** € 76.78 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/12838182-the-journey-to-the-west-revised-edition-volume-3-volume) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Modern Accessibility:** Standardized Hanyu Pinyin makes this 16th-century classic easier to navigate than ever. - • **Masterpiece in English:** Anthony C. Yu’s definitive translation brings the full epic to life for the first time. - • **Epic Adventure Reimagined:** Follow Xuanzang and his supernatural disciples through a rich blend of fantasy, satire, and allegory. - • **Enhanced Scholarly Insight:** Updated and expanded notes deepen your understanding of Chinese religious and literary traditions. - • **Collector’s Edition Quality:** Used but well-preserved—own a piece of literary history that’s both a conversation starter and a treasure. ## Overview The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 3, offers Anthony C. Yu’s acclaimed English translation of the classic 16th-century Chinese novel. This edition features updated scholarly notes, modern Pinyin romanization, and refined translation accuracy, making it an essential read for enthusiasts of Eastern literature, culture, and epic storytelling. ## Description Read the legendary Chinese classic that inspired the hit game Black Myth: Wukong! Anthony C. Yu’s translation of The Journey to the West ,initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China’s most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Throughout his journey, Xuanzang fights demons who wish to eat him, communes with spirits, and traverses a land riddled with a multitude of obstacles, both real and fantastical. An adventure rich with danger and excitement, this seminal work of the Chinese literary canonis by turns allegory, satire, and fantasy. With over a hundred chapters written in both prose and poetry, The Journey to the West has always been a complicated and difficult text to render in English while preserving the lyricism of its language and the content of its plot. But Yu has successfully taken on the task, and in this new edition he has made his translations even more accurate and accessible. The explanatory notes are updated and augmented, and Yu has added new material to his introduction, based on his original research as well as on the newest literary criticism and scholarship on Chinese religious traditions. He has also modernized the transliterations included in each volume, using the now-standard Hanyu Pinyin romanization system. Perhaps most important, Yu has made changes to the translation itself in order to make it as precise as possible. One of the great works of Chinese literature, The Journey to the West is not only invaluable to scholars of Eastern religion and literature, but, in Yu’s elegant rendering, also a delight for any reader. 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