Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s3.t4.15

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As one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, *The Journey to the West* was translated into English long ago. The earliest English text, titled *A Mission to Heaven*, was translated by Timothy Richard in 1913. Helen M. Hayes published an abridged translation in 1930. In 1942, Arthur David Waley (1889-1966), an Englishman, published an abridged translation in London as *Monkey: A Folk-Tale of China*, which, later on, was translated into many other languages and published in many countries. In 1944, *The Adventures of Monkey*, a version for children, was published in the United States. Anthony C. Yu, a sinologist and a professor at University of Chicago, translated the entire book (four volumes), which was successively published by University of Chicago Press from 1977-1983. An unabridged translation by W. J. F. Jenner was published by Foreign Language Press in 1980, and many copies are kept at the Cultural Office of Chinese Embassy in New Delhi and received by Indians with an interest. A number of English translations (all abridged) are available in English-speaking countries.