Do famous works of literature need citations?
When I published a paper on statistical analysis of various texts, which included really famous works, I gave full references. Why I think they are deserved:


what you consider a famous work may be in fact unknown to a reader and she may become genuinely interested in the work - in that case the more bibliographical data, the better (e.g. call me simple-minded, but I have never heard of Red Sorghum Clan);
you may be implicitly referring to a passage that was present in particular edition, but was not present in others;
where do you draw a line between a scientific work and a work of art that does not require a citation?
in your example you are not citing an original work (which, according to wikipedia is titled 红高粱家族), but a certain derivative work, a translation, done by a certain translator, who - inter alia - came with the English version of the title. I think one should then give precise pointers to this translation.


Also, check whether your manual of style says anything on the matter.