Monkey

Arthur Waley’s translation of Wu Ch’êng-ên’s classic tale
read by Kenneth Williams








Chapter 1The rise of Monkey24:07
Chapter 2The Patriarch Subodhi35:17
Chapter 3A Heavenly summons31:49
Chapter 4"Great Sage, equal of Heaven"24:44
Chapter 5Heaven declares war25:38
Chapter 6Defeat of the Earthly armies26:19
Chapter 7Downfall of the "Great Sage"15:50
Chapter 8The Scripture Quest21:16
Chapter 9Hsüan Tsang30:24
Chapter 10Death of Emperor T’ang21:03
Chapter 11Emperor T’ang returns to life16:19
Chapter 12Tripitaka accepts the Quest26:17
Chapter 13"Mountain of the Two Frontiers"18:43
Chapter 14Tripitaka recruits Monkey32:40
Chapter 15A new horse for Tripitaka20:28
Chapter 16The pilgrims encounter Pigsy18:59
Chapter 17Pigsy joins the quest16:02
Chapter 18The enlisting of Sandy17:32
Chapter 19Trouble in Crow-cock41:30
Chapter 20A coup is planned40:33
Chapter 21The impostor is revealed40:56
Chapter 22A Taoist kingdom is reached39:13
Chapter 23Monkey duels the immortals28:19
Chapter 24The immortals meet their end39:45
Chapter 25Mr Ch’ên’s farm36:52
Chapter 26Tripitaka is captured27:00
Chapter 27The disciples rescue Tripitaka26:28
Chapter 28The scriptures obtained31:51
Chapter 29The last calamity19:42
Chapter 30The quest is fulfilled24:14
Recorded by Nimbus Records at Wyastone Leys, 1980

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