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Tie Ning

铁凝

Born 1957 · China

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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Mao Dun 2005 · Nominee

    The Bathing Women

    大浴女 · Da yu nü

    Tie Ning · 43 when first published

    Novel · 361 pages · Family, Coming of age, Love

    AI-generated summary:Yin Xiaotiao grows up under the weight of her mother's affair and her little sister's accidental death, estranged from her mother, at odds with her other sister Xiaofan and in love with Fang Jing, a man who only takes.