Wu Cheng'en

Data nașterii: dec. 30, 1505 Date of death: dec. 30, 1581

Locul nașterii: Huai'an, Ming Dynasty

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.