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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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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