《西游记》是中国古代第一部浪漫主义章回体长篇神魔小说。现存明刊百回本《西游记》均无作者署名，清代学者吴玉搢等首先提出《西游记》作者是明代吴承恩。

全书主要描写了孙悟空出世及大闹天宫后，遇见了唐僧、猪八戒、沙僧和白龙马，西行取经，一路上历经艰险、妖怪魔法高强，经历了九九八十一难，终于到达西天见到如来佛祖，最终五圣成真的故事。该小说以“唐僧取经”这一历史事件为蓝本，通过作者的艺术加工，深刻地描绘了明代社会现实。

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