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Monkey, Great Sage Equal to Heaven

Apr 15, 2022

I recently reviewed Julia Lovell’s (abridged) translation of Journey to the West for The Lamp. The review is now out from behind the paywall.

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Everything you write about eastern literature is delightful.

Your mention of reading Monkey as a boy made me want a “Books for a long journey” entry for books for precocious children.

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Fairly certain today is Hanuman Jayanti, in addition to being Western Holy Saturday, so happy feast.