Il viaggio in Occidente

Thật sự hiếm có cuốn sách nào được như Tây Du Ký khi có cả 3 thứ: giải trí, nghệ thuật và triết lý. Phần đa những sách viết theo kiểu sử thi lớp lang đều đọc rất nản. Điển hình như Thần thoại Hy Lạp hay thậm chí là kinh sách một số tôn giáo. Kiểu sự việc cứ lặp đi lặp lại không chán sao được. Nhưng Leggi tutto

Kurz: Ein Meilenstein der Weltliteratur. Dem Reclam-Verlag ist gar nicht genug zu danken dieses Projekt finnziert zu haben, wohlwissend, dass bei dem Verkaufspreis das Buch sicherlich nicht die Bestsellerlisten erklimmt. Nichtsdestotrotz ist man den Weg gegangen und hat so ein Werk der Weltliteratur Leggi tutto

Here ends the Journey to the West. After taking so long to read it I thought that I would never read those words. But now that I finished it, I am starting to miss Monkey smugness, Pig idiocy and Xanzang naivety. And... Well Friar Sand carried the luggage. Journey to the West is something really uni Leggi tutto

Hiroshi Saito translation Heaven Arc The lesson of the this, the prequel section that sets up the main story, is that you can be an enormous asshole and you'll totally get your way, at least until you piss off Buddha. Earth Arc You can continue to be an enormous ass and mouth off to gods as long as you Leggi tutto

Fantastically entertaining I am always astonished how readable and accessible are those old Chinese classical books. I've stated that for The Marshes of Mount Liang , and it's even more true for the 西遊記 Xiyouji, or "Journey to the West". Dating back to the 16th century, it's as readable as if it was o Leggi tutto

Over 60 years since I first read this. It took a lot longer for my brain to assimilate it this time, but glad I stayed with it for in the end I did enjoy it just as much.

西游记对我的影响很大，但是之前我对西游记的主要认识主要来自于六小龄童版的西游记电视剧。很长一段时间以来我一直把这电视剧默认为西游记本身，对其中的情节，人设从未产生一丝的怀疑。直到读了原著之后我才发现电视剧与原著出入颇多，其中不乏很多有意思的事实。 第一点，剧里的三位徒弟的形象都是骗人的。老板电视剧里的美猴王真的是英姿飒爽，威风八面，五官标致，身段修长。而原著的“美猴王”就徒有虚名了。直到现在还难以接受一个身高只有四尺，雷公脸的猢狲竟然是原型。而猪八戒也没有那么皮白肉嫩，憨态可掬。真实的他是满嘴獠牙，皮肤黝黑粗糙，背后有一溜又硬又长的钢毛的存在。他并非家猪而是大野猪，猪刚鬣这个名字才是老猪的真正名 Leggi tutto