- Mao Dun Literature Prize 2005 · Nominee
The Bathing Women
大浴女 · Da yu nü
Tie Ning (铁凝, born 1957)
Translated by Hongling Zhang, Jason Sommer
English editions
In EnglishThe Bathing Women
Scribner · United States · 2012 · Hardcover · 361 pages
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Haunted by her mother's affair and her little sister's accidental death, Yin Xiaotiao drifts away from her mother. Her sister Xiaofan competes with her in everything, and Fang Jing, the celebrity she adores, proves a man who only takes. Following her into middle age, the novel weighs family, love and friendship.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 374 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family, Coming of age, Love (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- China
- First published
- 2000 by Chunfeng Literature and Art Publishing House
- Author's age
- 43 when first published
- ISBN
9787531322214 (original)
9781451694840 (Scribner, United States)