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Amy Tan

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Amy Tan (Chinese: 譚恩美; pinyin: Tán Ēnměi; born February 19, 1952) is an American writer whose novels include The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter’s Daughter, Saving Fish From Drowing, and The Valley of Amazement. She is the author of two memoirs, The Opposite of Fate and Where the Past Begins. Her two children’s books are The Chinese Siamese Cat and The Moon Lady. She is also the co-screenwriter of the film adaptation of The Joy Luck, the librettist of the opera The Bonesetter’s Daughter, and the creative consultant to the PBS animated series Sagwa the Chinese Chinese Cat.

Tan is an instructor with MasterClass on writing, memory and imagination. She is featured in the American Masters document
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The Joy Luck Club

3.97 avg rating — 707,200 ratings — published 1989 — 271 editions
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The Bonesetter's Daughter

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The Kitchen God's Wife

4.04 avg rating — 87,708 ratings — published 1991 — 63 editions
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The Hundred Secret Senses

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The Valley of Amazement

3.70 avg rating — 44,883 ratings — published 2013 — 91 editions
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Saving Fish from Drowning

3.47 avg rating — 32,997 ratings — published 2005 — 99 editions
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles

4.02 avg rating — 14,171 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions
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The Opposite of Fate: Memor...

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Where the Past Begins: A Wr...

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Rules for Virgins

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Have you ever heard someone pronounce a word incorrectly and wondered whether to correct him or her? How about your pronouncing a word a certain way and discovering years later you had been saying it incorrectly (horrors)? How about pronouncing a word a certain way and later thinking you were saying it incorrectly because everyone used a different pronunciation, but then discovering you were right Read more of this blog post »
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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

“If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”
Amy Tan

“Writing what you wished was the most dangerous form of wishful thinking.”
Amy Tan, The Bonesetter's Daughter

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