Amy Tan
Amy Ruth Tan (born February 19, 1952) is an American author of Chinese heritage, best known for the novel The Joy Luck Club (1989), which was adapted into a 1993 film. She is also known for other novels, short story collections, children's books, and a memoir.
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| Born | Amy Ruth Tan February 19, 1952 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Writer | ||||||||||
| Education | San Jose State University (BA, MA) | ||||||||||
| Notable works | The Joy Luck Club (1989), The Bonesetter's Daughter (2001) | ||||||||||
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| Spouse | Lou DeMattei (m. 1974) | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 譚恩美 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谭恩美 | ||||||||||
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Tan has written several other novels, including The Kitchen God's Wife (1991), The Hundred Secret Senses (1995), The Bonesetter's Daughter (2001), Saving Fish from Drowning (2005), and The Valley of Amazement (2013). Tan has also written two children's books: The Moon Lady (1992) and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (1994), which was turned into an animated series that aired on PBS. Tan's latest book is a memoir entitled Where The Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir (2017).
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