Today, we have an interview Joel Bigman, the author of The Second Journey. The Second Journey is a continuation novel of Journey to the West (西遊記). In this journey to the West, Tang monk travels ever farther to the west, all the way to modern day Israel. Bigman has written his novel with some of the same characters that you know and love, Tang Monk, Monkey and Pigsy, but he also has some new characters like Bear (the Second Samson). This new team travels through the Holy Lands, encountering Jewish monsters and some other characters.
If you are interested in buying his great novel, check out these book sellers:
The Second Journey eBook by Joel Bigman – EPUB | Rakuten Kobo United States
The Second Journey by Joel Bigman, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
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This is very interesting!
Thanks!
It is a bit disappointing to hear you dismiss Sandy as a “nothing burger” whereas in fact, he is a central character depicting humility and loyalty. Though he is mostly silent – that’s the point. I urge you to reconsider your perspective and read some commentaries.
That is interesting. I think of Tang Monk as a nothing burger, but he is intentionally a nothing burger because he is supposed to represent the well-mannered Buddhist. Tang Monk is boring because he is what the Buddhist strives to be, that is someone who is not going to get angry (like Monkey) or get horny (like Pigsy). But Sandy, I never really got what his shtick is. Are there any commentaries you would recommend?