The Joy Luck Club
A Novel
$23.28
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 November 1994
Summary
Amy Tan’s bestselling classic novel of mothers and daughters.
“The Joy Luck Club is an ambitious saga that’s impossible to read without wanting to call your Mum.” - Stylist
Discover Amy Tan’s moving and poignant tale of immigrant Chinese mothers and their American-born daughters.
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’…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749399573 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0749399570 |
| Author: | Amy Tan |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 1994 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
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 Walker “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
About The Author
Amy Tan
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.
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