Wu Cheng'en
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
30/12/1505
Day of Death
30/12/1581
(76) years old
Place of Birth
Huai'an, Ming Dynasty
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.