Rules of the Game Summary
Amy Tan

Rules of the Game Summary

In 1989, Amy Tan's first book, The Joy Luck Club, sold 275,000 hardcover copies in its first Putnam publication, paving the way for other first-time Asian-American writers. Although Tan has since written other critically acclaimed books, such as The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, many still feel that Tan's first effort was her most important. The Joy Luck Club is hailed for its discussion of both Chinese Americans and mother-daughter relationships. Set...

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