Monkey Borrows the Palmleaf Fan
My Favourite Chinese Stories Series
$20.96
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2022
Summary
Tripitaka and his three disciples, Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, were chosen to undertake a pilgrimage to India, during which they came across all sorts of dangers and difficulties. This time, the Flaming Mountain blocked their way, and they needed a little help from the Princess Iron Fan and Bull Demon, parents of the Red Boy, who wanted to eat up Tripitaka and was just defeated by Monkey. Things never go smooth for them!
This is a collection of three Chinese stories specially selected a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789882372573 |
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| ISBN-10: | 9882372570 |
| Author: | Pamela Youde, King-man Lo |
| Publisher: | The Chinese University Press |
| Imprint: | The Chinese University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 182mm x 10mm |
| Series: | My Favourite Chinese Stories Retold for Young Readers |
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About The Author
Pamela Youde
Pamela Youde was born in Kent, England, but has lived in China and Hong Kong for more than fifteen years. She first went to China in 1948 to work for the Information Department of the British Embassy in Shanghai, then moved to Nanjing, and in 1950 to Beijing to help open the Embassy there when that city became the capital of China. After her marriage, she studied Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She returned with her husband to Beijing and lived there from 1953 to 1955, then from 1959 to 1961, and again from 1974 to 1978 when her husband was appointed the British Ambassador in that city. She lived in Hong Kong from 1982 to 1986 while her husband was the Governor of Hong Kong.
Lo King-man is a versatile artist, designer, and producer for the theatre. He was the Director of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts from 1993 until his retirement in 2003.
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