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1) Amy Tan
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Explores the life and career of Amy Tan, from her childhood in California, through her struggle to accept her Chinese heritage, to her career as a writer.
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Born into a family who believed in fate, Amy Tan has always looked for alternative ways to make sense of the world. And now, in The Opposite of Fate, her first book of non-fiction she shares her thoughts on how she escaped the expectations and curses of her past, and created her own destiny.
5) Amy Tan
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Examines the author's work through critical essays that explore themes such as loss, ethnicity, and family relationships from a variety of approaches.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan's debut novel--now widely regarded as a modern classic--examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between these four women and their American-born daughters."--Publisher's description....
8) Novels for students: Volume 1presenting analysis, context, and crticism on commonly studied novels
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
10) Novels for students: Volume 13presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
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