Mian Mian (, born 28 August 1970 in
Shanghai
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) is a
Chinese
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Post 70s Generation
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novelist. She writes on China's once-taboo topics, and she is a promoter of Shanghai's local music. Her publications have earned her the reputation as China's literary wild child.
Her first novel, ''Candy'' (), has been translated into English. Her other works include ''Every good child deserves to eat candy'' (), a collection of short stories. Her novel ''We Are Panic'' was made into a movie, ''
Shanghai Panic'' (2001), in which she also acted one of the lead roles.
In late 2009, she sued
Google
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after the company scanned her books for its online library. She demanded and a public apology. Google later removed the book from its library. She appeared in the 2013 documentary ''
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''.
Bibliography
* 啦啦啦 (''lā lā lā'', La la la), 1997 ()
* 糖 (''Táng'', Candy), 2000 ()
* 每个好孩子都有糖吃 (''Měige Hǎoháizi Dōu Yǒu Táng Chī'', Every good child deserves to eat candy), 2002 ()
* 社交舞 (''Shèjiāo Wǔ'', Social dance), 2002, () (English: "Social dance", nonfiction)
* 熊猫 (''Xióngmāo'', Panda), 2004 ()
Translated works
*''Candy'' (糖 ''Táng''), 2003 ()
References
External links
An article by Gary Jones, first published in ''Tofu-magazine'' #2
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1970 births
Living people
20th-century Chinese women writers
21st-century Chinese women writers
Chinese women novelists
Culture in Shanghai
Post 70s Generation
Writers from Shanghai
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