Amy Tan
Amy Ruth Tan 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.
Books by Amy Tan
4 books available
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan
3.9(597,870)
Four Chinese immigrant mothers, connected by mahjong and their pasts, navigate the generational divide with their American-born daughters, who must learn their mothers' stories to understand themselves.
Saving Fish from Drowning
by Amy Tan
3.4(29,525)
A San Francisco art patron, now a ghost, watches her planned Burma Road tour turn into a comedic and tragic journey of cultural mistakes, tribal curses, and disappearing tourists, as she grapples with the ironies of good intentions and unexpected outcomes.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by Amy Tan
4.0(121,064)
A mother's fading memories unlock a hidden past of ancestral curses, forbidden love, and shocking betrayals in a remote Chinese village, forever altering her daughter's understanding of their tumultuous bond.
The Valley of Amazement
by Amy Tan
3.6(38,767)
In 1930s Shanghai and remote Chinese villages, a mother and daughter navigate imperial collapse and personal betrayals in a quest for identity and the enduring power of love.