{"product_id":"monkey-king-4","title":"Monkey King (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the greatest classics of Chinese literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of China's Four Great Classical Novels,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonkey King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas written anonymously during the Ming dynasty and is most commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en, the son of a silk-shop clerk from east China. It recounts a Tang-dynasty monk's quest for Buddhist scriptures, accompanied by an omni-talented kung-fu Monkey King called Sun Wukong; a rice-loving divine pig; and a depressive man-eating river-sand monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparable to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale is at once a comic adventure story, a humorous satire of Chinese bureaucracy, a spring of spiritual insight and an extended allegory in which the group of pilgrims journeys towards enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EMKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50765713736011,"sku":"963863","price":16.42,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/3549\/8785\/files\/9780143138938.jpg?v=1776419510","url":"https:\/\/emka.si\/products\/monkey-king-4","provider":"EMKA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}