← Ding LingMiss Sophie's Diaryby Ding LingDiary form novella of a young woman's forbidden desires and social restrictionsFind on Amazon↗About the authorDing LingChinese feminist novelist and Communist Party member whose career spanned triumph and persecution. Miss Sophie's Diary was a scandalous feminist masterpiece; her later fate under Mao exemplified the tragedy of revolutionary intellectuals.More by Ding LingThe Sun Shines Over the Sanggan RiverEpic of land reform and social upheaval in China during the 1940s→When I Was in Xia VillageNovella about a woman's trauma and recovery following wartime sexual violence→Mother→I Myself Am a WomanEssays and reflections on women's identity and writing in modern China→