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Reading Amy Tan

Author: Lan Dong
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press, ©2009.
Series: Pop lit book club.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Presents a critical introduction to the work of the Chinese-American author, discussing her five novels, her short stories, her characters, language, and major themes.
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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 --
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Series Title: Pop lit book club.
Responsibility: Lan Dong.

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A tour-de-force in Asian American writing, Amy Tan has created works that are essential to high school and undergraduate literature classes and are often book club selections. This resource offers  Read more...

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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,

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