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"I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house." -- 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
Acrobat Cats
Acrobat Cats [Scholastic Reader Level 1] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780606299091
ISBN-10: 0606299092
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Amy Tan CD Collection The Opposite of Fate Saving Fish from Drowning
Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club Study Notes for Area of Study Belonging
Amy Tan's the Joy Luck Club Study Notes for Area of Study Belonging (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781741308013
ISBN-10: 1741308011
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles
The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780593536131
ISBN-10: 0593536134
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Outdoors, Self-Help
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Belles de Shanghai
Belles De Shanghai [The Valley of Amazement - French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782266275163
ISBN-10: 226627516X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Best American Short Stories 1999  Selected from US and Canadian Magazines
Bonesetter's Daughter
Bonesetter's Daughter (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780002254861
ISBN-10: 0002254867
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780006550433
ISBN-10: 0006550436
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 8

The Bonesetters Daughter
The Bonesetters Daughter (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780007680399
ISBN-10: 0007680392
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780345457370
ISBN-10: 0345457374
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 148

The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780399146435
ISBN-10: 0399146431
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 236

The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780804114981
ISBN-10: 0804114986
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 440

The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Audio Cassette)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781931056335
ISBN-10: 1931056331
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
 8

The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9781931056328
ISBN-10: 1931056323
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 16

The Bonesetter's Daughter  on Playaway
The Bonesetter's Daughter on Playaway (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781606400418
ISBN-10: 160640041X
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The Boomer List
The Boomer List (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780990667100
ISBN-10: 0990667103
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The CHINESE SIAMESE CAT
The Chinese Siamese Cat (Hardcover)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780241002551
ISBN-10: 0241002559
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Chinese Siamese Cat
Chinese Siamese Cat (Audio CD)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781931056939
ISBN-10: 1931056935
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Books on CD
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2

The Chinese Siamese Cat and the Moon Lady
The Chinese Siamese Cat and the Moon Lady (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780787102036
ISBN-10: 0787102032
Genres: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
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The Chinese Siamese Cat With FullColor Poster
Club De La Buena Estrella [Debolsillo, 338/1 - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Das Kurtisanenhaus [The Valley of Amazement - German Edition] (Hardcover)Paperback
De Vallei Van Verwondering [The Valley of Amazement - Dutch Edition] (Paperback)
Dolina Spelnienia [The Valley of Amazement - Polish Edition] (Paperback)
El Valle Del Asombro [The Valley of Amazement - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
En Contra Del Destino [Best Selle - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
En Contra Del Destino / the Opposite of Fate [Arete Ensayo - Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
Hija Del Curandero [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
The Joy Luck Club 2500 Headwords [Oxford Bookworms Library] (Paperback)
The Kitchen God's Wife [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)
La Hija Del Curandero/ the Daughter of Healer [Best Sellers - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
La Moglie Del Dio Dei Fuochi [The Kitchen's God Wife] (Paperback)
La Vall De La Meravella [The Valley of Amazement - Catalan Edition] (Paperback)Hardcover
La Valle Delle Meraviglie [The Valley of Amazement - Italian Edition] (Hardcover)
Opposite of Fate The [Brilliance Audio on Compact Disc] (Audio CD)
Vale Do Encantamento [The Valley of Amazement - Em Portugues do Brasil Edition] (Paperback)
Valea Minunilor [The Valley of Amazement - Romanian Edition] (Paperback)
Xi Fu Hui [The joy luck club. In Simplified Chinese NOT in English] (Paperback)