The Joy Luck Club
1st Edition
Published on 26. December 2008
384 pages
978-1-4070-7285-2 (ISBN)
Description
Discover Amy Tan's moving and poignant tale of immigrant Chinese mothers and their American-born daughters.
'The Joy Luck Club is an ambitious saga that's impossible to read without wanting to call your Mum' Stylist
In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and new hope for their daughters' futures, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club.
Their daughters, who have never heard these stories, think their mothers' advice is irrelevant to their modern American lives - until their own inner crises reveal how much they've unknowingly inherited of their mothers' pasts.
'Pure enchantment' Mail on Sunday
'The Joy Luck Club is an ambitious saga that's impossible to read without wanting to call your Mum' Stylist
In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and new hope for their daughters' futures, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club.
Their daughters, who have never heard these stories, think their mothers' advice is irrelevant to their modern American lives - until their own inner crises reveal how much they've unknowingly inherited of their mothers' pasts.
'Pure enchantment' Mail on Sunday
Reviews / Votes
One of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever -- Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians In this deft and original debut, Amy Tan shows that she is both a consummate storyteller and writer whose prose manages to be emotionally charged without a trace of sentimentality * Sunday Times * A brilliant first novel... Tan writes from the heart, cutting sharp edges with wit, wisdom and a gentle and delicate precision... The novel covers a remarkable spectrum and reveals the private secrets and ghosts that haunt, torment - and comfort. Completely compelling * Time Out * That rare, mesmerizing novel that one always seeks but seldom finds...a pure joy to read * Chicago Tribune * Beautifully written...a jewel of a book * New York Times * So much happens in this book, and there are so many voices, yet Tan seems to bind the strands together so effortlessly * i * An extremely absorbing novel -- . The Joy Luck Club is an ambitious saga that's impossible to read without wanting to call your mum * Stylist * Pure enchantment * Mail on Sunday * Honest, moving and beautifully courageous -- Alice WalkerMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
File size
2,79 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4070-7285-2 (9781407072852)
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Amy Tan was born in the US to immigrant parents from China. Her novels include The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter and Saving Fish from Drowning, all New York Times bestsellers and the recipient of various awards. She is also the author of a memoir, The Opposite of Fate, two children's books, The Moon Lady and Sagwa, and numberous articles for magazines. Her work has been translated into 35 languages and has been adapted for film, television and opera. Amy Tan also serves as the Literary Editor for the Los Angeles Times magazine.
