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Amy Tan

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born
in Oakland, California, The United States
February 19, 1952

gender
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Literature & Fiction


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Amy Tan (Chinese: 譚恩美; pinyin: Tán Ēnměi; born February 19, 1952) is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships and what it means to grow up as a first generation Asian American. In 1993, Tan's adaptation of her most popular fiction work, The Joy Luck Club, became a commercially successful film.

She has written several other books, including The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, and The Bonesetter's Daughter, and a collection of non-fiction essays entitled The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. Her most recent book, Saving Fish From Drowning, explores the tribulations experienced by a group of people who disappear while on an art expedition into the jungles of Burma. In addition, Tan has written two c...more


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Average rating: 3.83 · 485,987 ratings · 10,888 reviews · 25 distinct works · Similar authors
The Joy Luck Club
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 347,529 ratings — published 1989 — 85 editions
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The Bonesetter's Daughter
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 56,814 ratings — published 2001 — 65 editions
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The Kitchen God's Wife
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 34,873 ratings — published 1991 — 50 editions
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The Hundred Secret Senses
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 20,090 ratings — published 1995 — 44 editions
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Saving Fish from Drowning
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 17,383 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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The Opposite of Fate: Memor...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 4,234 ratings — published 2003
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Rules for Virgins
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 1,029 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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The Moon Lady
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 726 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions
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Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat
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3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions
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3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions
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“We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.”
― Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses
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“If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”
― Amy Tan
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“Everyone must dream. We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that's like saying you can never change your fate. Isn't that true?”
― Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses
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