Ch'eng-En Wu
(1500-1582)
Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming dynasty
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Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn; Wade–Giles: Wu Ch‘êng-ên; Jyutping: Ng Sing Jan, 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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Wu Cheng En 1500 Huai'an, Jiangsu, Song dynasty
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1582 (aged 81) Huai'an, Jiangsu, Yuan dynasty
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