初めの愛 is a work by 坂上弘 associated with the 1981 cycle of 芸術選奨文部科学大臣新人賞. In its award context, it was recognized for its distinctive subject matter, form, or contribution to contemporary literary and artistic expression.

A work by 坂上弘 recognized in the context of 芸術選奨文部科学大臣新人賞.

The Birth of Sun Wukong: Monkey Folklore and Journey to the West is Miyoko Nakano’s comparative literary study of how the figure of Sun Wukong took shape through folklore, legend, and religious imagination. It traces how monkey myths and tales flowed into the Chinese classic Journey to the West and crystallized into its free-spirited, rebellious hero.

The book follows the path from the wide world of monkey myth and folklore to the birth of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West.