Raise the red lantern: three novellas
Movie and television tie-ins, Multi-cultural fiction
Human-narrated audio
Summary
The title novella "Raise the Red Lantern" tells the story of Lotus, 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. 2004, c1993.