enduring the many ups and downs in relations between China and America. The original novel is irreverent—at one point Monkey King urinates on the Buddha’s hand. It tells the story of a monk ...

You don’t need to be an acrobat, have supernatural powers, or even the ability to ride on clouds. You just need to be a fan of the Chinese legend of the Monkey King – and be able to stomach ...

including an audacious trip to the underworld in which Monkey aims to find his scroll and cross off his name (immortality is one of his recurring obsessions). The climactic duel between a power ...