Mian Mian

Mian Mian (Chinese: 棉棉; pinyin: mián mian, born 28 August 1970 in Shanghai) is a Chinese Post 70s Generation 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.

Mian Mian (棉棉)
Native name	棉棉
Born	Wang Shen (1970-08-28) 28 August 1970 (age 55)
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Chinese
Nationality	Chinese
Literary movement	Hooligan Literature
Notable works	Candy
Children	Daughter: Prudence

Her first novel, Candy (糖), has been translated into English. Her other works include Every good child deserves to eat candy (每个好孩子都有糖吃), 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.^[1]

In late 2009, she sued Google after the company scanned her books for its online library. She demanded CN¥61,000 and a public apology. Google later removed the book from its library.^[2] She appeared in the 2013 documentary Google and the World Brain.^[3][4][5][6]

Bibliography

• 啦啦啦 (lā lā lā, La la la), 1997 (ISBN 3-462-03182-1)
• 糖 (Táng, Candy), 2000 (ISBN 0-316-56356-0)
• 每个好孩子都有糖吃 (Měige Hǎoháizi Dōu Yǒu Táng Chī, Every good child deserves to eat candy), 2002 (ISBN 3-462-03421-9)
• 社交舞 (Shèjiāo Wǔ, Social dance), 2002, (ISBN 7-800-05732-1) (English: "Social dance", nonfiction)
• 熊猫 (Xióngmāo, Panda), 2004 (ISBN 7-800-80467-4)

Translated works

• Candy (糖 Táng), 2003 (ISBN 0-316-56356-0)