Becoming Monkey King The Untold Story

Rediscover Journey to the West through the eyes of Sun Wukong, the legendary Monkey King. With his fiery sense of justice, sharp wit, and awe-inspiring magic, Wukong’s story leaps off the page in this bold new retelling of the timeless classic, bringing to life his battles against demons, his unspoken struggles, and the intricate bond he shares with his Buddhist monk master, Xuanzang. With just 22 chapters and under 80,000 words, it captures the essence of the world masterpiece and recounts the perilous fantasy adventure at breakneck pace. Each chapter is accompanied by vibrant full-color illustrations of the story’s most gripping moments to enrich the reading experience. Becoming Monkey King is more than a retelling—it’s an invitation to step into Monkey King’s world and experience the hero’s journey firsthand, his travails, growth, and redemption. It’s a tale that will stay with you long after the final page. Fasten your seatbelts!

Jin Zhanghan graduated from University of the Arts London with a bachelor’ s degree in the Illustration Department of Camberwell College. He also received his master’ s degree in illustration from the University of the Creative Arts with excellent academic achievement. He is passionate about painting and creation. His work has been exhibited in many places in the UK. In early 1989, Qi Shouhua went to the United States to pursue a doctoral degree in English. Currently, he is an emeritus professor of English at Western Connecticut State University and an adjunct professor at San Diego State University. He has published more than one hundred Chinese and English papers and articles in journals such as A&HCI, and has published more than twenty Chinese and English academic monographs, novels and translation works, four of which are published by famous publishing houses.