num_pages: 267
description: This is the tale of Lotus and three other concubines who are competing for the sexual attentions of their master in a 1930s rural clan house. Lotus, the fourth mistress, is defiant and presumptuous and has the audacity to be good at, and enjoy sex.
language: English
title: Raise the Red Lantern
titlecomplete: Raise the Red Lantern
genres: China, Asian Literature, Historical, Short Stories, Asia, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Chinese Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 3243
publisher: Scribner