Amy Tan
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| Born | February 19, 1952 Oakland, California, USA |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Chinese-American |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | The Joy Luck Club |
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| Chinese | 譚恩美 | ||||||
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Amy Tan (born February 19, 1952[1]) is an American writer. Her works deal with mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club. It has been translated into 35 languages. In 1993, a movie was made based on the book.
Tan has written several other novels. These include The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter and Saving Fish from Drowning. She also wrote a collection of non-fiction essays entitled The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. Her novel Saving Fish from Drowning explores the problems dealt with by a group of people who disappear while on an art expedition in the jungles of Burma. Tan has also written two children's books: The Moon Lady (1992) and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (1994). Sagwa was turned into an animated series which aired on PBS. She also appeared on PBS in a short spot encouraging children to write.
She is a child of Chinese immigrants: John and Daisy Tan.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Amy Tan Biography". Retrieved 17 January 2013.
Other websites
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- Works by or about Amy Tan in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Official website
- 'Reading in Reverse' Archived 2021-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, review of The Opposite of Fate in the Oxonian Review
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