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| ==Other works by Amy Tan== | ==Other works by Amy Tan== | ||
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| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?bonesetters+daughter'''The Bonesetter's Daughter'''] | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?hundred+secret+senses'''The Hundred Secret Senses'''] | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?kitchen+gods+wife'''The Kitchen's God's Wife'''] | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?saving+fish+from+drowning'''Saving Fish from Drowning'''] | ||
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| + | Nonfiction: | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?opposite+of+fate+a+book+of+musings'''The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings'''] | ||
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| + | For Children: | ||
| + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?chinese+siamese+cat'''The Chinese Siamese Cat'''] (adapted into the television series Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat) | ||
| ==Novels featuring Chinese Culture and History== | ==Novels featuring Chinese Culture and History== | ||
| - | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?red+chamber'''The Red Chamber'''] by Pauline Chen - An epic reimagining of the Chinese classic "Dream of the Red Chamber" is set against a backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing and follows the intersecting lives of three women, including orphaned Daiyu, who becomes tangled in a web of intrigue with ties to the Emperor's Palace. (Description from the publisher.) | + | *[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?red+chamber'''The Red Chamber'''] by Pauline Chen - An epic reimagining of the Chinese classic "Dream of the Red Chamber" is set against a backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing and follows the intersecting lives of three women, including orphaned Daiyu, who becomes tangled in a web of intrigue with ties to the Emperor's Palace. |
| ==First-Generation and Immigrant Stories== | ==First-Generation and Immigrant Stories== | ||
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| ==San Francisco== | ==San Francisco== | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.neabigread.com/books/joyluckclub/ '''The NEA's Big Read website'''] has a Reader's Guide and more information about the book and the author. | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 14 September 2012
Article in Adult Fiction and Big Read categories.
Contents |
About the Author
Other works by Amy Tan
Fiction:
- The Bonesetter's Daughter
- The Hundred Secret Senses
- The Kitchen's God's Wife
- Saving Fish from Drowning
Nonfiction:
For Children:
- The Chinese Siamese Cat (adapted into the television series Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat)
Novels featuring Chinese Culture and History
- The Red Chamber by Pauline Chen - An epic reimagining of the Chinese classic "Dream of the Red Chamber" is set against a backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing and follows the intersecting lives of three women, including orphaned Daiyu, who becomes tangled in a web of intrigue with ties to the Emperor's Palace.
First-Generation and Immigrant Stories
Mothers and Daughters
Feature Films
San Francisco
External Links
- The NEA's Big Read website has a Reader's Guide and more information about the book and the author.
