s, see Journey to the West (disambiguation). Journey to the West Evl53201b pic.jpg Earliest known edition of the book from the 16th century Author Wu Cheng'en Original title 西遊記 Country Ming China Language Chinese Genre Gods and demons fiction, Chinese mythology, fantasy, adventure Set in China, 7th century AD Publication date c. 1592 (print)[1] Published in English 1942 (abridged) 1977–1983 (complete) Dewey Decimal 895.1346 Original text 西遊記 at Chinese Wikisource Journey to the West Xi you ji