Amy Tan

"Tan, Amy.(Narrative biography)." Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1995. NA. Academic OneFile. Gale. CCLA, Pensacola Junior College. 7 Dec. 2007

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Amy was born in Oakland California in1952 to a Chinese-born Baptist minister and an upper-class Shanghai family member. Tan did not have the easist chilhood she suffered through the loss of both her father and her sixteen-year-old brother to brain tumors, and later she was told that she had more siblings from her mothers first marriage. Which she had long since ran from abandioning her two young daughters as she feld her abrusive marriage. Tan majored in English at San Jose State.

Maslin, Janet. "The Joy Luck Club." Migration World Magazine 22.n1 (Jan-Feb 1994): 37(2). Academic OneFile. Gale. CCLA, Pensacola Junior College. 9 Dec. 2007

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In 1993, the famous novel about was Chinese-American families who start a club known as "The Joy Luck Club," playing the Chinese game of Mahjong was presented as film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Ming-Na, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, France Nuyen, Rosalind Chao, Mei Juan Xi, Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin, Lisa Lu, and Vivian Wu. It was released by Hollywood Pictures. Running time of 135 minutes.

Morrison, Donald. "Hostage to Fortune: DEPARTING FROM HER USUAL MOTHER-DAUGHTER THEME, AMY TAN TELLS THE TALE OF TOURISTS HELD CAPTIVE IN BURMA." Time International (Europe Edition) 166.23 (Dec 5, 2005): 46. Academic OneFile. Gale. CCLA, Pensacola Junior College. 9 Dec. 2007

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Saving Fish From Drowning is a 2005 novel written by Amy Tan. It is Tan's sixth work and is also her most recent work. It follows the trials and tribulations of some American tourists as they face an expedition to China. The book opens with an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, saying that all the tourist had vanished, after sailing away on a cruise on Christmas morning.After that the story is told through a first person by the tour leader. Who later dies unexpectedly before the trip can take place, but continues to watch over the tourist as they journey towards the land of China.

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