Amy Tan

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essayist memoirist novelist person short story writer

Amy Tan is a Chinese American novelist best known for her bestselling debut "The Joy Luck Club," which explores mother-daughter relationships and immigrant experiences.

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Amy Tan canonical 6

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instanceOf essayist ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
person ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
activePeriod 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
adaptationOfWork The Joy Luck Club ⓘ
surface form: The Joy Luck Club (1993 film)
basedOn The Joy Luck Club ⓘ
birthDate 1952-02-19 ⓘ
birthPlace Oakland ⓘ
surface form: Oakland, California, United States
boardMembership Literary Arts organization boards (various) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
coWroteScreenplayFor The Joy Luck Club ⓘ
surface form: The Joy Luck Club (1993 film)
degree B.A. in English ⓘ
M.A. in linguistics ⓘ
educatedAt Linfield University ⓘ
surface form: Linfield College

San Jose State University ⓘ
surface form: San José State University

University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
University of California, Santa Cruz ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Chinese American ⓘ
familyName Tan ⓘ
genre autobiographical fiction ⓘ
fiction ⓘ
memoir ⓘ
givenName Amy ⓘ
hasPet dogs ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Asian American literature ⓘ
Chinese American literature ⓘ
name Amy Tan self-link ⓘ
notableWork Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat ⓘ
Saving Fish from Drowning ⓘ
The Bonesetter’s Daughter ⓘ
The Hundred Secret Senses ⓘ
The Joy Luck Club ⓘ
The Kitchen God’s Wife ⓘ
The Moon Lady ⓘ
The Opposite of Fate ⓘ
The Valley of Amazement ⓘ
Where the Past Begins ⓘ
occupation novelist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
residence San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ
spouse Lou DeMattei ⓘ
subjectOf interviews on Asian American identity ⓘ
writingFocus Chinese immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ
cultural identity and generational conflict ⓘ
mother–daughter relationships ⓘ

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Asian American literature → notableAuthor → Amy Tan ⓘ
Amy Tan → name → Amy Tan self-link ⓘ
The Joy Luck Club → authorOfSourceWork → Amy Tan ⓘ
The Joy Luck Club → screenwriter → Amy Tan ⓘ
The Joy Luck Club (1993 film) score → basedOnAuthor → Amy Tan ⓘ
Janet Yang → collaboratedWith → Amy Tan ⓘ