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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Chinese folk novel Monkey--translated by Arthur Waley.

https://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Novel-China-Wu-Ch%C3%AAng-%C3%AAn/dp/0802130860#reader_0802130860

Waley was Gordon H Luce's friend, and Luce was my father's mentor.

There are other translations, but this is the best.

It inspired me to write my She Monkey goes West, a book length poem, which was Pew finalist script.

I already have the cover, but I must work on getting it published.

Most agents don't want to handle poetry.

5-14-2019