Where the Past Begins

E846817

Where the Past Begins is a memoir by Amy Tan that explores her family history, creative life, and the memories that shaped her work as a writer.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Where the Past Begins canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf memoir
author Amy Tan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores immigrant experience
mother–daughter relationships
relationship between memory and imagination
trauma and its effects on creativity
genre autobiography
non-fiction
hasISBN 9780062319296
hasPart archival documents
family letters
personal essays
reflections on writing
hasTheme artistic creation
family secrets
identity
intergenerational trauma
memory
mother–daughter bond
imprintOfPublisher HarperCollins NERFINISHED
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryPeriod 21st-century literature
mainSubject Amy Tan NERFINISHED
Chinese American identity
creative process
family history
memory
writing
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor detailing Amy Tan’s family background
revealing Amy Tan’s writing process
publicationDate 2017
publisher Ecco NERFINISHED
relatedWork The Joy Luck Club NERFINISHED
The Kitchen God’s Wife NERFINISHED
setting China NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
subtitle A Writer’s Memoir NERFINISHED
timePeriodDescribed 20th century
21st century
title Where the Past Begins NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amy Tan notableWork Where the Past Begins