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Amy Ruth Tan (born February 19, 1952) is an American author best known for her novel The Joy Luck Club (1989), which was adapted into a 1993 film. She is also known for other novels, short story collections, children's books, and a memoir.
Publishers Weekly called it a "robust book" and wrote "this is a powerful collection that should enthrall readers of The Joy Luck Club and Tan's other novels." [1] Kirkus Reviews wrote "her prose is thoughtful, never maudlin or self-pitying. Tan writes as easily and unpretentiously about herself as about others."
The Joy Luck Club is a 1989 novel written by Amy Tan.It focuses on four Chinese immigrant families in San Francisco who start a mahjong club known as The Joy Luck Club. The book is structured similarly to a mahjong game, with four parts divided into four sections to create sixteen chapters.
Novelist Amy Tan has always turned to her own family for writing inspiration. "The Joy Luck Club," one of her most famous books, has autobiographical elements.
Novelist Amy Tan’s centrality to the history of Asian American representation in literature and on-screen cannot be overstated. And the late James Redford’s pleasant, sympathetic biographical ...
The author of 'The Joy Luck Club' and 'The Backyard Bird Chronicles' on Jamaica Kincaid, 'Crazy Rich Asians,' and The Book on Her Nightstand
The Kitchen God's Wife is the second novel by Chinese-American author Amy Tan. First published in 1991, it deals extensively with Chinese-American female identity and draws on the story of her mother's life. [1]
The Bonesetter's Daughter, published in 2001, is Amy Tan's fourth novel. Like much of Tan's work, this book deals with the relationship between an American-born Chinese woman and her immigrant mother. The Bonesetter's Daughter is divided into two major stories. The first is about Ruth, a Chinese-American woman living in San Francisco.