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- Born: February 19, 1952
- Birthplace: Oakland, California
- Graduated from San Jose State University
- Has a masters in linguistics
- Was a guest speaker at the TED 2008 Conference
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Amy Tan is an American author and public speaker who has written five novels and two children's books. Her fictional style commonly deals with topics of mother-daughter relationships, immigrant families, and Chinese-American cultural difficulties. Her most well-known novel is The Joy Luck Club, which was first published in 1989 and adapted into a feature film in 1993. She is currently the literary editor for the Los Angeles Times' magazine, West.
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Bibliography
Novels
- The Joy Luck Club 1989
- The Kitchen God's Wife 1991
- The Hundred Secret Senses 1995
- The Bonesetter's Daughter 2001
- Saving Fish from Drowning 2005
Non-Fiction
- Mid-Life Confidential|Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America With Three Cords and an Attitude' (with Dave Barry, Stephen King, Tabitha King, and Barbara Kingsolver) 1994
- Mother Book|Mother (with Maya Angelou and Mary Higgins Clark) 1996
- The Opposite of Fate A Book of Musings|The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings 2003
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Amy Tan Questions
How long does it take for a white person to get tanned? 6 AnswersI represent a tanning salon company. Spray tans is the best bet, but she needs to call around to different salons and see who offers CUSTOM spray tans. YOU DO ... read more
Would you consider going out for Halloween as Amy Winehouse this year? Why or why not? 6 AnswersAbsolutely, although I have to admit the gag is a bit passe. Going as Winehouse two years ago might've been the height of Halloween humor, today it's just a so-... read more




