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Who wrote Journey to the West, the novel inspired by Xuanzang's text?

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Li Bai
Wu Cheng'en
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Wu Cheng'en was a 16th-century Chinese novelist, poet, and playwright, best known as the author of Journey to the West, a seminal work in Chinese literature. The novel is an epic adventure story about the journey of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang to India in the Tang dynasty (618–907). Wu Cheng'en drew on a variety of sources for his novel, including Chinese folktales, Buddhist scriptures, and historical accounts.