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| Author | Su Tong |
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| Original title | 妻妾成群 (Wives and Concubines) |
| Translator | Michael S. Duke |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese |
| Publisher | Yuan-Liou Publishing Co. (遠流出版公司) |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | China |
Published in English | 1993 |
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| Wives and Concubines | |||||||
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| Chinese | 妻妾成群 | ||||||
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| Raise the Red Lantern | |||||||
| 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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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. (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.
- ^ Su, Tong (6 July 2004). "Table of contents". Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas. Translated by Michael S. Duke. Perennial. ISBN 0-06-059633-3 – via Amazon.com.
- ^ Su, Tong (6 July 2004). "Cover page". Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas. Translated by Michael S. Duke. Perennial. ISBN 0-06-059633-3 – via Amazon.com.