Wu Cheng'en
Writing
December 30, 1505
Died at age 76
December 30, 1581
Date of Death
Huai'an, Ming Dynasty
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.