The Bonesetter’s Daughter
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The Bonesetter’s Daughter is a novel by Amy Tan that intertwines the stories of a Chinese American woman and her mother, exploring themes of memory, family secrets, and cultural identity across generations.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | opera ⓘ |
| author | Amy Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
bilingual manuscripts
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ ghostly presence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | Saving Fish from Drowning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Chinese American literature
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Phil Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780399146434 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
LuLing’s memoir
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Ruth’s contemporary story ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Alzheimer’s disease
NERFINISHED
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translation of family history ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
LuLing Liu Young
NERFINISHED
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Precious Auntie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person narration
ⓘ
third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Chinese American identity
ⓘ
portrayal of mother–daughter dynamics ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Stewart Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaLibrettist | Amy Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 400 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Hundred Secret Senses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam’s Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural identity
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family secrets ⓘ immigration ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ memory ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ |
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