. . . . "Raise the red lantern three novellas"@en . . . "Domestic fiction"@en . "Domestic fiction" . "Raise the red lantern : [three novellas]" . . . . . . "Raise the red lantern : three novellas" . "Raise the red lantern : three novellas"@en . "Fiction"@en . . . "Sammlung" . . "Fiction" . . . . . . . "The brutal realities of the dark places Su Tong depicts in this collection of novellas set in 1930s provincial China--worlds of prostitution, poverty, and drug addiction--belie his prose of stunning and simple beauty. The title novella, \"Raise the Red Lantern,\" which became a critically acclaimed film, tells the story of Lotus, a young woman whose father's suicide forces her to become the concubine of a wealthy merchant. Crushed by loneliness, despair, and cruel treatment, Lotus finds her descent into insanity both a weapon and a refuge. \"Nineteen Thirty-Four Escapes: is an account of a family's struggles during one momentous year; plagued by disease, death, and the shady promise of life in a larger town, the family slowly disintegrates. Finally, \"Opium Family\" details the last years of a landowning clan whose demise is brought about by corruption, lust, and treachery--fruits of the insidious crop they harvest." . . . "Translations"@en . . "Translations" . . . "Chinesisch." . . "Erzählung." . . "China" . . . .