Big Breasts and Wide Hips
| Author | Mo Yan |
|---|---|
| Original title | 丰乳肥臀 |
| Translator | Howard Goldblatt |
| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese |
Publication date | 1996 |
Published in English | 2005 |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 59544313 |
Big Breasts and Wide Hips is a novel by Mo Yan. It won Dajia Honghe Literature Prize in 1997. The book tells the story of a mother and her eight daughters and one son, and explores Chinese history through the 20th century.
Characters
- Shangguan Lushi, the mother
- Shangguan Laidi, Eldest Sister, daughter of Mother and Big Paw. Married to Sha Yueliang. Mother of Sha Zaohua.
- Shangguan Zhaodi, Second Sister, daughter of Mother and Big Paw. Married to Sima Ku. Mother of twins, Sima Feng and Sima Huang.
- Shangguan Lingdi, Third Sister, also known as Bird Fairy. Daughter of Mother and a peddler of ducks. First wife of Speechless Sun. Mother of Big Mute and Little Mute.
- Shangguan Xiangdi
- Shangguan Pandi
- Shangguan Niandi
- Shangguan Qiudi
- Shangguan Yunü
- Shangguan Jintong
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