“My book does not just deal with the supernatural; it deals with the foibles of men too.”
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Wu Cheng'en
Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Ch‘êng2-ên1; Jyutping: Ng4 Sing4 Jan1, c. 1500 – 1582 or 1505–1580), courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician during the Ming dynasty. He is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Classic Chinese Novels.
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culture · 16th-century Chinese novelist and poet · poet · writer · calligrapher · scholar · also Wu Cheng'en, Sheyang Shanren, Ruzhong, Wu Chengen, Cheng'en
Born 1 January 1500 · Died 1 January 1582 · Q228889
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Died 1582-01-01.
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