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One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, 西遊記 is better known to English-speaking readers as either Journey to the West or, per Arthur Waley's popular abridged version, Monkey.
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The New Legends of Monkey
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See Saw Films
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An adaptation of 西遊記 (Journey to the West), one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, The Legend of Monkey 'follows a teenage girl and a trio of fallen gods on a perilous journey as they attempt to bring an end to a demonic reign of chaos and restore balance to their world.'
Source: Media release (https://tv.press.abc.net.au/the-legend-of-monkey-comes-to-life-for-abc-tvnz-and-netflix). (Sighted: 20/04/2017)
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西遊記 is included in AustLit because of an Australian adaptation.
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