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Cover of Dear Monkey

Dear Monkey

Wu Ch'êng-ên;Alison Waley (1973)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Hero archetypes

Trickster

Protagonist archetypes

Trickster

Synopsis

Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic combination of picaresque novel and folk epic mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking tale. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies.

Tags

Mythology RetellingAsian FantasyPicaresqueFolk Epic