谭恩美(AmyTan)

BriefIntroductionto—AMYTANAfamousChineseAmericanwomanwriter,borninOakland,Californiain1952.ATypical“ABC”HERFAMILYHERLOVESTORYHERCAREERSHERWORKSWORKSANALYSISHERINFLUENCECONTENTSIntroductionHerfamilylivedinseveralcommunitiesinNorthernCaliforniabeforesettlinginSantaClara.BothofherparentswereChineseimmigrants.Herfather,JohnTan,wasanelectricalengineerandBaptistministerwhocametoAmericatoescapetheturmoiloftheChineseCivilWar.Hermother,Daisy,inspiredAmyTan'snovelTheKitchenGod'sWife.InChina,Daisyhaddivorcedandlostcustodyofherthreedaughters.HermarriagetoJohnTanproducedthreechildren,Amyandhertwobrothers.HERFAMILYPHOTO251346nowmarriedin1974settledinSanFranciscoAmy'sfatherandoldestbrotherbothdiedofbraintumorsmovedtoSwitzerlandAmyfinishedhighschoolinconstantconflictfollowedherboyfriendtoSanJoseCityCollegereceivedherbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesresidedinSausalito(索萨利托),Californiawithherhusband,LouisDeMatteiHERLIFESTORY4HerCareeesWithapartner,shestartedabusinesswritingfirm,providingspeechesforsalesmenandexecutivesforlargecorporations.Afteradisputewithherpartner,shebecameafull-timefreelancewriter.Afterafewyearsinbusinessforherself,shehadsavedenoughmoneytobuyahouseforhermother.Begantowritefiction.Tan132Tan'smotherfellill.AmyTanpromisedherselfthatifhermotherrecovered,shewouldtakehertoChina.ThetripwasarevelationforTan.AMYAliteraryagent,Sandra,wasimpressedwithTan'sstory.SheencouragedTantocompleteanentirevolumeofstories.Onthebasisofthecompletedchaptersandasynopsisoftheothers,Sandrafoundapublisherforthebook,nowcalledTheJoyLuckClub.Witha$50,000advancefromG.P.Putnam'sSons,Tanquitbusinesswritingandfinishedherbookinalittlemorethanfourmonths.In1989,spenteightmonthsonTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,thepaperbackrightssoldfor$1.23million,hasbeentranslatedinto17languages(Chinese).AmyTANPHOTOPHOTOPHOTOPHOTOHersubsequentnovel,TheKitchenGod'sWife(1991),confirmedherreputationandenjoyedexcellentsales.Sincethen,AmyTanhaspublishedtwobooksforchildren,TheMoonLadyandTheSagwa.In2003,TheOppositeofFate:ABookofMusings,anautobiographyinwhichshedisclosedherexperiencewithLymedisease.Foryears,Lymediseasemadeitimpossibleforhertocontinuewriting.Threenovels:TheHundredSecretSenses(1995),TheBonesetter'sDaughter(2001),SavingFishfromDrowning(2005).活动AmyTanPHOTOWithmedication,shehasbeenabletocontroltheworstsymptomsofherillness,andhasresumedwriting,butshenowspendsmuchofherenergyraisingawarenessofLymedisease,promotingitsearlydetectionandtreatment,andadvocatingfortherightsofLymediseasepatients.WORKSTUDYAmyTanChildren'sbooksNon-fictionNovelsWORKSSHOWNovelsTheJoyLuckClub(1987)TheKitchenGod'sWife(1991)TheHundredSecretSenses(1995)TheBonesetter'sDaughter(2000)SavingFishfromDrowning(2005)RulesforVirgins(2011)TheValleyofAmazement(2013)AMYTANChildren'sbooksTheMoonLady,illustratedbyGretchenSchields(1992)Sagwa,theChineseSiameseCat,illustratedbyGretchenSchields(1994)Non-fictionMid-LifeConfidential:TheRockBottomRemaindersTourAmericaWithThreeCordsandanAttitude(withDaveBarry,StephenKing,TabithaKing,BarbaraKingsolver)(1994)Mother(withMayaAngelou,MaryHigginsClark)(1996)TheBestAmericanShortStories1999(Editor,withKatrinaKenison)(1999)TheOppositeofFate:ABookofMusings(G.P.Putnam'sSons,2003,)1920nowChineseAmericanliteratureChinese-languagewritingsofChineseAmericansimmigrantsrampantstereotypesoftheYellowPerilalmostexclusivelyinEnglishThe1970ssawfurtherprogressThe1990ssawfurthergrowthinnerChineseAmericanliteratureChineseAmericanliteratureisthebodyofliteratureproducedintheUnitedStatesbywritersofChinesedescent.Thegenrebeganinthe19thcenturyandfloweredinthe20thassimilationinmainstreamwhiteAmericansocietybyChineseAmericans.outerolder,Chinese-bornyounger,American-borninteractionbetweengenerationsQuestionsofidentity&genderTheJoyLuckClubconsistsofsixteeninterlockingstoriesaboutthelivesoffourChineseimmigrantwomenandtheirfourAmerican-borndaughters.Structurally,thenovelisdividedintofourmajorsections,withtwosectionsfocusingonthestoriesofthemothersandtwosectionsonthestoriesofthedaughters.FourimmigrantsmeetattheFirstChineseBaptistChurchinSanFranciscoJoyLuckClubwomenandtheirdaughtersTheJoyLuckClub.TheycalltheirmahjonggrouptheJoyLuckClubAPPRECIATION&ANALYSIS(1989NewYorkTimesbestsellerTheJoyLuckClub.)Characteristics&ThemesFAMILYMother&DaughterFEMINISMFemale&MaleEthicsAmyTanHate,love,conflict,contradictionconclusionSOCIETYColonialism,warsCULTUREChina&American1.InordertoeliminatethecontradictionandbridgethegapbetweentwogenerationsCommunicationandmutualunderstanding2.Liberalism,feminismresistagainstmalechauvinismandfeudalthought3.Attitudestowardcultureinheritnativecultureandabsorbforeignculturecritically,findthebalancebetweenculturalconflict.Mother&daughterdifferentcountries,nationsandcultureconflictagonycompromiseINFLUENCEINFLUENCE1Inheritanceanddevelopmentof“harmony”2Internationalcoexistence3PeaceanddevelopmentofhumansocietyTHEEND