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"I would still like to have that luxury, to be able to just sit and draw for hours and hours and hours. In a way, that's what I do as a writer." -- Amy Tan
Amy Tan (; born February 19, 1952) is a Chinese American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. In 1993, Tan's adaptation of her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, became a commercially successful film. The book has been translated into 35 languages.

Tan has written several other bestselling novels, including The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter and Saving Fish From Drowning. She also wrote a collection of non-fiction essays entitled The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. Her most recent novel Saving Fish From Drowning explores the tribulations experienced by a group of people who disappear while on an art expedition in the jungles of Burma. In addition to these, Tan has written two children's books: The Moon Lady (1992) and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (1994), which was turned into an animated series airing on PBS. She also appeared on PBS in a short spot encouraging children to write.

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Total Books: 323
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
2024 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780593536131
ISBN-10: 0593536134
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help
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Untitled Amy Tan
2021 - Untitled Amy Tan (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780008339135
ISBN-10: 0008339139
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Where the Past Begins Memory and Imagination
2018 - Where the Past Begins Memory and Imagination (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780062319319
ISBN-10: 0062319310
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Reference
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Craft a Life You Love Infusing Creativity Fun  Intention into Your Everyday
The Valley of Amazement
2017 - The Valley of Amazement [Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9787513595353
ISBN-10: 7513595356
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Where the Past Begins A Writer's Memoir
2017 - Where the Past Begins a Writer's Memoir [Larger Print] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780062688194
ISBN-10: 0062688197
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Reference
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Where the Past Begins  Signed / Autographed Copy
2017 - Where the Past Begins Signed / Autographed Copy (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780062803283
ISBN-10: 006280328X
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Belles de Shanghai
2017 - Belles De Shanghai [The Valley of Amazement - French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782266275163
ISBN-10: 226627516X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Joy Luck Club
2016 - The Joy Luck Club (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780143129493
ISBN-10: 014312949X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Rules for Virgins
2016 - Rules for VIrgins (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781531879846
ISBN-10: 1531879845
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Das Kurtisanenhaus
2015 - Das Kurtisanenhaus [The Valley of Amazement - German Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9783442467877
ISBN-10: 344246787X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Valea Minunilor
2015 - Valea Minunilor [The Valley of Amazement - Romanian Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9789734647392
ISBN-10: 9734647393
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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La vall de la Meravella
2015 - La Vall De La Meravella [The Valley of Amazement - Catalan Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9788416334278
ISBN-10: 8416334277
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Penguin Drop Caps Complete Set
The Boomer List
2014 - The Boomer List (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780990667100
ISBN-10: 0990667103
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La valle delle meraviglie
2014 - La Valle Delle Meraviglie [The Valley of Amazement - Italian Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788867159086
ISBN-10: 8867159089
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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El valle del asombro
2014 - El Valle Del Asombro [The Valley of Amazement - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9786070720598
ISBN-10: 6070720598
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Dolina spelnienia
2014 - Dolina Spelnienia [The Valley of Amazement - Polish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788379610488
ISBN-10: 8379610482
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Vale do Encantamento
2014 - Vale Do Encantamento [The Valley of Amazement - Em Portugues do Brasil Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788542204391
ISBN-10: 8542204395
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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De vallei van verwondering
2014 - De Vallei Van Verwondering [The Valley of Amazement - Dutch Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9789044625653
ISBN-10: 9044625659
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Valley of Amazement
2013 - The Valley of Amazement (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780062107312
ISBN-10: 0062107313
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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2013 - The Valley of Amazement [Larger Print] (Paperback)
2008 - The Bonesetter's Daughter [Ballantine Reader's Circle] (Other)
2007 - El Club De La Buena Estrella [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)Paperback
2007 - Perche' I Pesci Non Affoghino [Italian Edition] (Paperback)
2007 - Los Cien Sentidos Secretos [Bestseller - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2006 - La Esposa Del Dios Del Fuego/ the Kitchen God's Wife [Best Seller- Biblioteca Amy Tan] (Paperback)
2005 - En Contra Del Destino [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2005 - The Opposite of Fate [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)
2004 - Acrobat Cats [Scholastic Reader Level 1] (Other)
2004 - En Contra Del Destino / the Opposite of Fate [Arete Ensayo - Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
2003 - The Opposite of Fate a Book of Musings [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
2003 - Opposite of Fate The [Brilliance Audio on Compact Disc] (Audio CD)
2003 - La Esposa Del Dios Del Fuego [Quinteto - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2003 - Los Cien Sentidos Secretos/ the Hundred Secret Senses [Best Seller - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2003 - La Hija Del Curandero/ the Daughter of Healer [Best Sellers - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2002 - Hija Del Curandero [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2002 - Club De La Buena Estrella [Debolsillo, 338/1 - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2002 - The Joy Luck Club 2500 Headwords [Oxford Bookworms Library] (Paperback)
2001 - The Bonesetter's Daughter [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
2001 - The Bonesetter's Daughter [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)Audio CD
2001 - The Chinese Siamese Cat [Audio Cassette - Unabridged] (Audio Cassette)
2001 - The Moon Lady [Audio Cassette - Unabridged] (Audio Cassette)
1998 - La Dona Del Deu De La Cuina [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - El Club De La Bona Estrella [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - El Cent Sentits Secrets [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
1998 - The Joy Luck Club / the Kitchen God's Wife [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
1996 - Joy Luck Club Film [749351489] (Paperback)
1996 - Mother (Paperback)
1992 - Selected From the Joy Luck Club [Writers' Voices] (Paperback)
1991 - The Kitchen God's Wife [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Audio Cassette
1989 - The Joy Luck Club [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Xi Fu Hui [The joy luck club. In Simplified Chinese NOT in English] (Paperback)
La Moglie Del Dio Dei Fuochi [The Kitchen's God Wife] (Paperback)