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Description: ISBN 0060596333 / Author: Su Tong / Genre: Fiction / The brutal realities of the dark places Su Tong depicts in this collection of ... more Newest Review: ... woman. Finally, there is Opium Family, which describes the life of the Liu family, the head of which is a landlord made rich ... more |
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Format: paperback (B format), Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, IS
Pages: 267, Edition: New Ed, Paperback, Scribner - Books/Subjects ... |
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by sunmeilan - written on 11.11.06 (Very useful, 214 readings)
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Su Tong is one of my favourite Chinese authors. Best known for writing the original short story behind the Zhang Yimou film Raise the Red Lantern, he writes short stories and novellas. This book is a collection of three novellas, one of which, as the title suggests, is Raise the Red Lantern. Having previously read his work in Chinese, I am delighted that an attempt has been made to bring Su Tong’s work to the attention of an English-speaking audience. However, his work is not particularly easy to read and a certain level of attention is needed in order to follow the story. The novellas The first and most famous is Raise the Red Lantern. This is the story ...
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