Super Short Summary

The Journey to the West: Volume I, translated and edited by Anthony C. Yu, follows the early adventures of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, born from stone, who becomes skilled in Daoist arts, defies Heaven, and is eventually imprisoned by the Buddha. Meanwhile, Xuanzang, the pilgrim monk, is tasked with a quest to retrieve sacred Buddhist scriptures from India, accompanied by Wukong and other redeemed beings. This volume includes themes of revenge, wrongful death, and encounters with bandits.