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| Named Person: | Amy Tan |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lan Dong |
| ISBN: | 9780313355462 0313355460 9780313355479 0313355479 |
| OCLC Number: | 316233076 |
| Description: | ix, 138 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Amy Tan : a writer's life -- Amy Tan and the novel and short story -- The Joy Luck Club (1989) -- The kitchen god's wife (1991) -- The hundred secret senses (1995) -- The bonesetter's daughter (2001) -- Saving fish from drowning (2005) -- Other works by Amy Tan -- Today's issues in Amy Tan's work -- Popular culture in Amy Tan's work -- Amy Tan on the Internet -- Amy Tan and the media -- What do I read next? |
| Series Title: | Pop lit book club. |
| Responsibility: | Lan Dong. |
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"For high school students and book clubs, Dong (English, U. of Illinois at Springfield) provides an overview of the life and works of writer Amy Tan. The book covers her biography, influence, writing career, how her life relates to her work, and narrative structure in her writing, and contains overviews of the novels "The Joy Luck Club", "The Bonesetter's Daughter, " "The Kitchen God's Wife", "The Hundred Secret Senses", and "Saving Fish from Drowning". Other chapters address her relation to popular culture, the media, and current issues, and resources on the internet. Recommendations for other books and movies based on the cultural and literary characteristics of Tan's novels are given." - Reference & Research Book News
