The Valley of Amazement
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The Valley of Amazement is a historical novel by Amy Tan that explores mother-daughter relationships, identity, and cultural dislocation between China and America in the early 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Valley of Amazement canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Amy Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
cross-cultural identity
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family separation and reunion ⓘ women’s lives in early 20th-century China ⓘ |
| focusesOn | relationships between China and America ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Lulu Minturn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magic Gourd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780062107312 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle | realism ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective |
first-person
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third-person ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | multi-generational ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 608 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Violet Minturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Chinese–American experience
ⓘ
courtesan culture in Shanghai ⓘ loss and recovery of family ties ⓘ transnational families ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Amy Tan’s body of work on Chinese and Chinese-American families ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | Amy Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cultural dislocation
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identity ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ecco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
China
NERFINISHED
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Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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