tan, amy

Lifelong friends, Winnie and Helen, have kept each other's secrets for more than fifty years. It's now time for Winnie to tell her daughter, Pearl, about her past, which is a journey from a small island outside of Shanghai in the 1920's, across a ravaged China during World War II and eventually to the United States. Her tale contains a secret that not even Helen knows.

A successful freelance writer, Amy Tan tried writing fiction in 1987 and produced The Joy Luck Club which became a best seller. She has continued to write about the issues of being a Chinese American.

Biography of Chinese-American author Amy Tan.

A collection of ten critical assessments of Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club," that explores the lives of women in four Chinese American families; and includes introduction by Harold Bloom, chronology, and notes.

Collects critical essays on Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club, " including selections by Karl Taro Greenfeld, Neil Heims, Patricia L. Hamilton, and others; and includes a chronology of the life of the author.

Presents a selection of critical essays in which the authors examine the writings of Asian-American author Amy Tan.

A collection of critical essays which analyze the plot, characters, symbolism, and themes of Amy Tan's novel "The Joy Luck Club".

A guide to reading and understanding three novels written by Asian American writer Amy Tan that includes information on the characters, narrative strategies, plot development, literary devices, setting, and major themes of each novel.

Presents a selection of critical essays in which the authors examine the writings of Asian-American author Amy Tan.