The Hundred Secret Senses

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The Hundred Secret Senses is a novel by Amy Tan that intertwines Chinese folklore, family secrets, and the complex bond between two half-sisters across time and cultures.

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instanceOf novel
author Amy Tan NERFINISHED
containsElement Chinese myths and legends
ghost stories
past-life memories
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy The Bonesetter's Daughter NERFINISHED
follows The Kitchen God's Wife NERFINISHED
genre Chinese American literature
family saga
fiction
literary fiction
magical realism
hasCharacter Auntie Du NERFINISHED
Bob NERFINISHED
Miss Banner NERFINISHED
Nunumu NERFINISHED
Simon NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9780399141140
hasMediaType hardcover
paperback
print
hasSubject Chinese Americans NERFINISHED
immigrant experience
intercultural marriage
hasTargetAudience adult readers
literaryPeriod late 20th century literature
mainCharacter Kwan Li NERFINISHED
Olivia Laguni NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
narrator Olivia Laguni NERFINISHED
notableFor exploration of Chinese and American cultural intersections
portrayal of complex sister relationships
originalLanguage English
partOf Amy Tan bibliography
precededBy The Kitchen God's Wife NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1995
publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED
setting China NERFINISHED
San Francisco NERFINISHED
structure interweaves present-day narrative with historical tales
theme Chinese folklore
cross-cultural relationships
cultural identity
family secrets
memory and the past
reincarnation
sisterhood

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Amy Tan notableWork The Hundred Secret Senses