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Article: Amy Tan. The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings.(Book Review)
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- World Literature Today
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- May 1, 2005
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Amy Tan. The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. New York. Putnam. 2003. 398 pages, ill. $24.95. ISBN 0-399-15074-9
AMY TAN is nothing less than a national treasure, and her work a testimonial to the rich heritage brought by immigrants into the United States. Tan gained instant notoriety early in her career, when the Hollywood film of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club (1989), won the hearts of people around the world. It was followed by The Kitchen God's Wife (1996), The Hundred Secret Senses (1998), and, finally, by the haunting, tragic, deeply moving Bonesetter's Daughter (2001). That most recent novel, like her first one, built a bridge connecting the ...
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Transcript: Interview: Amy Tan discusses a novel offer to ...
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR);
August 27, 2005 ;
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... ... NPR) 08-27-2005 Interview: Amy Tan discusses a novel offer to name your ... sued over First Amendment issues. Amy Tan, who, of course, is author of ... Thanks for being with us, Amy. Ms. AMY TAN (Author): Good to be here. SCOTT ...
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