SEQUEL TO JOURNEY TO THE WEST / Book 1 / TSAI CHIH CHUNG / 后西游记一 / A humorous interpretation of Chinese classics / An Asiapac Publication 

Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789812290038 / 978-9812290038

Printed in Singapore

Pages 90  

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The comic series Sequel to Journey to the West 《后西游记》 by the well-known cartoonist Tsai Chih Chung is a hilarious interpretation of the late Ming Dynasty novel. The original work by an unknown author was written as a sequel to the popular classic Journey to the West 《西游记》by Wu Cheng'en 吴承恩(1500-1582). It describes how the second generation of the pilgrimage group including another monkey known as the Lesser Sage, another Piggy, and Sandy accompany a monk named Da Dian to the West to seek expository material for the sutras brought back by Tripitaka.

Like their predecessors, after encountering a number of trials and tribulations, they reach the holy mountain and return safely. In the novel, which basically follows the style of the previous story, the episodes as well as demons and monsters they meet on the way are completely new. Tsai Chih Chung's cartoon series is not a chapter-by-chapter graphic description of the original novel. It is mostly a combination of the pilgrimage story with the cartoonist's creative satire based on current events. In a way it inherited the style of the previous writer's sense of humour. When describing supernatural beings or miracles he often slips in amusing touches, ascribing to the monsters human feelings and worldly wisdom. His exceptional sense of wit and humour makes the stories wacky enough to have you tickled pink.