Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

December 30, 1505

Died

December 30, 1581 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Huai'an, Ming Dynasty

Also Known As

Ch'eng-En Wu
吴承恩
Cheng'en Wu
Wu Ch'Eng-En
وو تشنغن

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Wu Cheng'en

Biography

Wu Cheng'en (traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, c. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580), was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, and is considered by many to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.