Amy Tan
(1952 -)
American novelist, essayist, and author of children's books.
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On the publication of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club (1989), Amy Tan became an instant star in the publishing world; and her second novel, The Kitchen God's Wife (1991), was a triumph as well. Tan...
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Amy Tan (born 1952) is known for her lyrically written tales of emotional conflict between Chinese-American mothers and daughters separated by generational and cultural differences. Together with her ...
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Amy Tan's novels concerning the bonds between Chinese-American mothers and daughters have earned her a worldwide audience. Although immersed in the rich lore of Chinese myth and history, Tan's works t...
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Biography EssayAmy Tan's roots are in a sorrowful family history and painful personal traumas. Her father, John Tan, immigrated to the United States in 1947. He worked as an engineer and served as a B...
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Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California on February 19, 1952. She is the second child of John and Daisy Tan. Daisy left three daughters behind in china while fleeing the communist troops. John Tan w...
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Described as the cofounder, with writer Maxine Hong Kingston, of an emerging tradition of Chinese-American women's writing, Tan is known for her lyrically written tales of emotional conflict between ...
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Point of View:
"A Pair of Tickets" by Amy Tan
In the story "A Pair of Tickets," by Amy Tan, a woman by the name of Jing-mei struggles with her identity as a Chinese female. Throughout her childhood,...
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