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Monkey (Unabridged)

$73.98

Details

Artist
Kenneth Williams
Format
CD
Label
Naxos AudioBooks
Released
Nov 06, 2015
Catalog #
NA0216
UPC
9781843799214

About

Considered one of China's great classical novels, Wu Ch'êng-ên's Journey to the West was translated by Arthur waley in abridged form as Monkey in 1942 and has delighted English readers ever since. It is a riveting adventure story about a priest's quest to obtain holy Buddhist scriptures for the Tang emperor; joining him on this rollicking journey: Sandy, Pigs and the mischievous Monkey King, Sn Wukong, whose flying cloud and magic cudgel are never far from his infamous deeds. Waley's accessible rendition of Wu Ch'êng-ên's novel has become a classic in it's own right: Gods, demons and disobedient monkey spirits all come alive in this entertaining work.

Tracklist 85 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Monkey 11:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Monkey
    Duration
    11:04
  3. 2 Next day… 13:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Next day…
    Duration
    13:01
  4. 3 Chapter 2 10:29
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 2
    Duration
    10:29
  5. 4 'Master, I have been kneeling here…' 08:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    'Master, I have been kneeling here…'
    Duration
    08:00
  6. 5 'Master,' he said… 07:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    'Master,' he said…
    Duration
    07:38
  7. 6 At once from every cranny in the cliff… 09:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    At once from every cranny in the cliff…
    Duration
    09:07
  8. 7 Chapter 3 07:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 3
    Duration
    07:08
  9. 8 The Yaksha brought in the message… 08:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Yaksha brought in the message…
    Duration
    08:02
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 'Brother,' said the Dragon of the South… 07:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    'Brother,' said the Dragon of the South…
    Duration
    07:18
  12. 2 'Nonsense,' Monkey said. 09:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    'Nonsense,' Monkey said.
    Duration
    09:19
  13. 3 Chapter 4 12:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 4
    Duration
    12:15
  14. 4 When the Mighty Magic Spirit saw him… 12:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    When the Mighty Magic Spirit saw him…
    Duration
    12:26
  15. 5 Chapter 5 08:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 5
    Duration
    08:46
  16. 6 Dear Monkey! 08:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Dear Monkey!
    Duration
    08:23
  17. 7 The Queen of Heaven went straight to… 08:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Queen of Heaven went straight to…
    Duration
    08:25
  18. 8 Chapter 6 06:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chapter 6
    Duration
    06:49
  19. Disc 3
  20. 1 When the Jade Emperor opened… 11:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    When the Jade Emperor opened…
    Duration
    11:01
  21. 2 Erh-Lang was just getting tired of the vain… 08:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Erh-Lang was just getting tired of the vain…
    Duration
    08:26
  22. 3 Chapter 7 08:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 7
    Duration
    08:02
  23. 4 'He may have begun young,' said Monkey… 07:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    'He may have begun young,' said Monkey…
    Duration
    07:46
  24. 5 Chapter 8 10:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 8
    Duration
    10:55
  25. 6 'Grovelling, low-born monster,' said Hui-yen… 10:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    'Grovelling, low-born monster,' said Hui-yen…
    Duration
    10:19
  26. 7 Chapter 9 07:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 9
    Duration
    07:40
  27. 8 Ch'en's wife could think of nothing better… 09:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ch'en's wife could think of nothing better…
    Duration
    09:03
  28. Disc 4
  29. 1 It happened that when Hsiian Tsang arrived… 07:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    It happened that when Hsiian Tsang arrived…
    Duration
    07:28
  30. 2 'We have no kinsman who is a priest,'… 06:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    'We have no kinsman who is a priest,'…
    Duration
    06:09
  31. 3 Chapter 10 09:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 10
    Duration
    09:42
  32. 4 That night, at the hour of the rat… 11:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    That night, at the hour of the rat…
    Duration
    11:18
  33. 5 Chapter 11 08:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 11
    Duration
    08:14
  34. 6 They crossed the River of Death… 08:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    They crossed the River of Death…
    Duration
    08:02
  35. 7 Chapter 12 12:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 12
    Duration
    12:02
  36. 8 The Bodhisattva said not a word more… 11:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Bodhisattva said not a word more…
    Duration
    11:09
  37. Disc 5
  38. 1 Early next day… 03:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Early next day…
    Duration
    03:04
  39. 2 Chapter 13 09:29
    Track
    2
    Title
    Chapter 13
    Duration
    09:29
  40. 3 Tripitaka was glad to accept… 09:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Tripitaka was glad to accept…
    Duration
    09:11
  41. 4 Chapter 14 09:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chapter 14
    Duration
    09:56
  42. 5 'And why,' said Tripitaka… 11:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    'And why,' said Tripitaka…
    Duration
    11:25
  43. 6 'It's no use trying to teach people like that,'… 11:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    'It's no use trying to teach people like that,'…
    Duration
    11:17
  44. 7 Chapter 15 11:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 15
    Duration
    11:21
  45. 8 'What have you come for?' 09:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    'What have you come for?'
    Duration
    09:06
  46. Disc 6
  47. 1 Chapter 16 08:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chapter 16
    Duration
    08:54
  48. 2 'No doubt,' said Tripitaka… 10:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    'No doubt,' said Tripitaka…
    Duration
    10:02
  49. 3 Chapter 17 08:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 17
    Duration
    08:37
  50. 4 Pigsy flung himself upon his knees… 07:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pigsy flung himself upon his knees…
    Duration
    07:23
  51. 5 Chapter 18 09:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chapter 18
    Duration
    09:43
  52. 6 'He's given us the slip,' said Monkey… 07:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    'He's given us the slip,' said Monkey…
    Duration
    07:46
  53. 7 Chapter 19 10:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 19
    Duration
    10:54
  54. 8 'So then,' said Tripitaka… 08:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    'So then,' said Tripitaka…
    Duration
    08:45
  55. Disc 7
  56. 1 'This,' said Monkey… 11:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    'This,' said Monkey…
    Duration
    11:37
  57. 2 'What wild nonsense this priest is talking!'… 10:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    'What wild nonsense this priest is talking!'…
    Duration
    10:13
  58. 3 Chapter 20 10:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 20
    Duration
    10:22
  59. 4 When the prince saw him floating about… 09:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    When the prince saw him floating about…
    Duration
    09:40
  60. 5 'Why try to make me nervous?' said Monkey… 10:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    'Why try to make me nervous?' said Monkey…
    Duration
    10:17
  61. 6 The Dragon King ordered two powerful… 10:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Dragon King ordered two powerful…
    Duration
    10:10
  62. 7 Chapter 21 12:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 21
    Duration
    12:04
  63. Disc 8
  64. 1 'Master,' said Monkey… 10:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    'Master,' said Monkey…
    Duration
    10:19
  65. 2 The false king was very angry. 08:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    The false king was very angry.
    Duration
    08:07
  66. 3 Sandy burst into an exclamation of rage… 10:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sandy burst into an exclamation of rage…
    Duration
    10:22
  67. 4 Chapter 22 09:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chapter 22
    Duration
    09:42
  68. 5 'I am young,' said Monkey… 09:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    'I am young,' said Monkey…
    Duration
    09:57
  69. 6 'I wonder you are alive to tell the tale,'… 09:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    'I wonder you are alive to tell the tale,'…
    Duration
    09:01
  70. 7 The sun was setting as they crossed… 10:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    The sun was setting as they crossed…
    Duration
    10:30
  71. 8 Chapter 23 04:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chapter 23
    Duration
    04:46
  72. Disc 9
  73. 1 'Little ones,' Monkey called out… 13:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    'Little ones,' Monkey called out…
    Duration
    13:04
  74. 2 Pigsy could not refrain from bawling out… 10:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Pigsy could not refrain from bawling out…
    Duration
    10:28
  75. 3 Chapter 24 09:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 24
    Duration
    09:56
  76. 4 'I was to guess what treasure it was.' 10:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    'I was to guess what treasure it was.'
    Duration
    10:45
  77. 5 'Priests from China, the Immortals…' 09:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    'Priests from China, the Immortals…'
    Duration
    09:18
  78. 6 'It seems that my poor brother…' 09:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    'It seems that my poor brother…'
    Duration
    09:43
  79. 7 Chapter 25 12:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    Chapter 25
    Duration
    12:38
  80. Disc 10
  81. 1 Tripitaka turned, and called to his disciples. 11:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tripitaka turned, and called to his disciples.
    Duration
    11:54
  82. 2 'Let me ask him a question,' said Monkey… 12:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    'Let me ask him a question,' said Monkey…
    Duration
    12:19
  83. 3 Chapter 26 08:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    Chapter 26
    Duration
    08:40
  84. 4 Just before dawn… 07:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Just before dawn…
    Duration
    07:42
  85. 5 'The men of the world,' said Tripitaka… 10:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    'The men of the world,' said Tripitaka…
    Duration
    10:35
  86. 6 Chapter 27 09:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 27
    Duration
    09:35
  87. 7 'Pretty fellow,' said Pigsy… 09:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    'Pretty fellow,' said Pigsy…
    Duration
    09:06
  88. 8 'In that case,' said Monkey… 07:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    'In that case,' said Monkey…
    Duration
    07:43
  89. Disc 11
  90. 1 Chapter 28 10:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chapter 28
    Duration
    10:15
  91. 2 When they were at the top of the bank… 09:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    When they were at the top of the bank…
    Duration
    09:37
  92. 3 Now in an upper room… 11:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Now in an upper room…
    Duration
    11:57
  93. 4 Chapter 29 10:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    Chapter 29
    Duration
    10:08
  94. 5 When the sun was well up… 09:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    When the sun was well up…
    Duration
    09:32
  95. 6 Chapter 30 11:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    Chapter 30
    Duration
    11:50
  96. 7 Early next morning… 12:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Early next morning…
    Duration
    12:24