Amy_Tan

nullAmy Tan——made by YangLeiAmy TannullAmy Tan (谭恩美)(born on February 19, 1952,USA) is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club (喜福会)General IntroductionAmy TanAmy Tan1973—1974 Tan received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English and linguistics from San Jose City College(加州圣何塞城市学院) 1975 She did doctoral linguistics studies at UC Santa Cruz(加州大学圣克鲁兹分校)and UC Berkeley(伯克利分校 ). 1976 She dropped out and began her writings.Academic CareernullShe resided in Sausalito(索萨利托), California with her husband, Louis DeMattei, a tax accountant whom she met on a blind date and married in 1974.Love The Joy Luck Club (喜福会) The Joy Luck Club (喜福会) Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages. It’s about the generation gap between mothers and daughters in four Chinese American immigrant families and the tragic experience during the Anti-Janpanese War. In 1994, the book was adapted into a commercially successful film. It was directed by WangYing王颖In 1994, the book was adapted into a commercially successful film. It was directed by WangYing王颖NovelsNovelsThe Joy Luck Club 《喜福会》 (1989) The Kitchen God’s Wife 《灶君娘娘》(1991) The Hundred Secret Senses 《百种神秘感觉 》(1995) The Bonesetter‘s Daughter 《接骨师之女 》 (2001) - called The Bonecutter's Daughter when first published. Saving Fish from Drowning 《沉没之鱼 》 (2005) Children's books& Non-fiction Children's books& Non-fiction The Moon Lady, (1992) Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat,《傻瓜猫》(1994) The Opposite of Fate, 《命运的反面》 (2003) Mid-Life Confidential, 《中年机密》 (1994) Mother, (1996) The Best American Short Stories 1999, (1999) AwardsAwardsFinalist National Book Award Finalist Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize American Library Association's Best Book for Young Adults New York Times Notable Book Finalist for the Orange Prize Nominated for the Orange Prize Parents' Choice Award, Best Television Program for Children Academy of Achievement, Golden Plate AwardWriting StyleWriting StyleTan is the author to explore to relationships between the mother and the daughter. Most of her fiction, the conflict between parents and children can be visible everywhere. Tan portrays the discrimination from the American to the Ethnic Chinese women. Most of her writing materials came from her own experience, her family, comparing the culture of China and USA. nullThanks