Wu Cheng'en Biography | Poet

Wu Cheng'en (simplified Chinese : ; traditional Chinese : ; pinyin : Wú Chéng'en ; Wade–Giles : Wu Ch'êng-ên, ca. 1500–1582 or 1505–1580 ), courtesy name Ruzhong, pen name "Sheyang Hermit," was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, and is considered to be the author of Journey to the West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature .