The Bathing Women - Hardcover

Ning, Tie

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1451694849 ISBN 13: 9781451694840

Publisher: Scribner, 2012

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HardCover. Pub Date :2012-10-09 Pages: 368 Language: English Publisher: Scribner FROM AWARD-WINNING and bestselling Chinese writer Tie Ning comes a stunningly original novel that captures the spirit of a new generation of young professionals in contemporary China The. Bathing Women follows the lives of four women-Tiao. a children's book editor; Fan. her sister. who thinks escaping to America might solve her problems; Fei. a hedonistic and self-destructive young woman; and Youyou. a chef-from childhood during the Cultural Revolution to adulthood in the new market economy. This moving novel charts the journey of these women as they grapple with love. sibling rivalry. and. ultimately. redemption. Beloved and renowned in China. Tie Ning's numerous books have never before been translated into English;. this publication of The Bathing Women introduces a brilliant writer of uncommo...

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‘If I were to pick the ten best literary works in the world of the past ten years, I would definitely rank THE BATHING WOMEN among them’ Kenzaburō Ōe, Nobel Laureate

‘As this spirited quartet chase their dreams against a backdrop of shifting cultural values, the novel - a million-copy seller in China - blends romance and feminism to paint an intimate portrait of these women’s ambitions, appetites and rivalries’ DAILY MAIL

‘[A] fascinating story of sisters growing up in the shadow of the cultural revolution’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

About the Author:

Tie Ning won a national short story award at the age of twenty-five and is the recipient of numerous other literary prizes. She has published ten books―collections of short fiction, essays, and novels―three of which were made into movies and television series, including The Bathing Women. In 2006, at the age of forty-nine, she was elected president of the Chinese Writers Association, becoming the youngest writer and first woman to be honored in this way. Her works have been translated into Russian, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, and Vietnamese. The Bathing Women is her first work to be translated into English.

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