Raise the Red Lantern (novella)
1990 novel by Su Tong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raise the Red Lantern[1] (Chinese: 大紅燈籠高高掛), originally known as Wives and Concubines (Chinese: 妻妾成群; pinyin: Qīqiè Chéngqún), is a 1990 novella by Su Tong, published by Yuan-Liou Publishing Co. [zh] (遠流出版公司),[2] that describes a female former university student whose mind is broken by the concubine system in 1930s China. It was adapted into the 1991 film, Raise the Red Lantern, by Zhang Yimou.
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Author | Su Tong |
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Original title | 妻妾成群 (Wives and Concubines) |
Translator | Michael S. Duke |
Country | China |
Language | Mandarin Chinese |
Publisher | Yuan-Liou Publishing Co. [zh] (遠流出版公司) |
Publication date | 1990 |
Published in English | 1993 |
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Chinese | 妻妾成群 | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 大紅燈籠高高掛 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 大红灯笼高高挂 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Raise high the red lanterns | ||||||
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