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About Amy Tan
American author
Amy Tan is an American author best known for her 1989 novel The Joy Luck Club. The book was later adapted into a film in 1993. Her work brought her wide recognition as a novelist. The available facts point chiefly to The Joy Luck Club and its screen adaptation, which made her name familiar to many readers and viewers.
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Language: more sayings
- “Some things should never be said. Not out loud in clear, simple words. You talk around them. You leave gaps a…”Alexia Casale
- “Bill Condon, I must say, may have been one of the best professional experiences of my life, collaborating wit…”Melissa Rosenberg
- “You couldn't have human society without language.”John Maynard Smith
Reading: more sayings
- “How could we love books more than money? This is the state of book lovers.”Lailah Gifty Akita
- “I love reading. I spend a huge amount of time travelling on planes and have always got a book on the go.”Ben Fogle
- “You see, unlike in the movies, there is no THE END sign flashing at the end of books. When I've read a book,…”Elif Shafak
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Books by Amy Tan
The Kitchen God's Wife
1996
The Joy Luck Club
2003
The Bonesetter's Daughter
2002
The Hundred Secret Senses
1995
The valley of amazement
2013