Amy Tan
Novelist, Author
1952 –
Who is Amy Tan?
Amy Tan is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages. In 1993, the book was adapted into a commercially successful film.
Tan has written several other bestselling novels, including The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter and Saving Fish from Drowning. She also wrote a collection of non-fiction essays entitled The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. Her most recent novel Saving Fish from Drowning explores the tribulations experienced by a group of people who disappear while on an expedition in the jungles of Burma. In addition to these, Tan has written two children's books: The Moon Lady and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, which was turned into an animated series which aired on PBS. She also appeared on PBS in a short spot encouraging children to write. Tan is also in a band with several other well-known writers, the Rock Bottom Remainders.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1952
Oakland - Also known as
- Amy Ruth Tan
- The Rock Bottom Remainders
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Lou DeMattei
(1974/06/04 - )
- Lou DeMattei
- Ethnicity
- Chinese American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- San José State University
- Linfield College
- Lived in
- Oakland
- California
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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