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'Journey to the West': Why the classic Chinese novel's mischievous monkey – and his very human quest – has inspired centuries of adaptations

  • Written by Ji Hao, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies , College of the Holy Cross
'Journey to the West': Why the classic Chinese novel's mischievous monkey – and his very human quest – has inspired centuries of adaptations'Monkey: Journey To The West,' a nine-act opera adaptation performed at the Chatelet Theater in France.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/French Select via Getty Image

One summer afternoon in the late 1980s, my mother and I passed by a tea house on our trip out of town. The crowded building was usually a boisterous place filled with chatter, laughter, and...

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