No.5 Amy Tan

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Introduction

Amy Tan is a Chinese-American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. She is one of the best A/PIA writers of all time and won numerous awards around the world and received widely acclaim. Tan received her bachelor's and master's degree in English and Linguistics from San Jose State University, and later did doctoral linguistics studies at UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley. She is the literary editor for West, Los Angeles Time Sunday magazine.

Selected Works

• The Joy Luck Club (1989)
• The Kitchen God's Wife (1991)
• The Hundred Secret Senses (1995)
• The Bonesetter's Daughter (2001)
• Saving Fish from Drowning (2005)

Recognition&Awards

Tan was the finalist for National Book Award,National Book Critics Circle Award and Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize. She won Commonwealth Gold Award, American Library Association's Best Book for Young Adults and New York Times Notable Book. She also won a Emmy Award and a Grammy Award.

Influences

Amy Tan has written many popular books. Her most famous work is Joy Luck Club, which was also adapted to a really successful movie. Her works concentrates on the family relationship in immigrants’ families, especially on Chinese female immigrants. They not only need to face the issues of identity and ethnicity, but also get pressure from parents. Her works vividly depicts the conflicts and cultural misunderstanding between traditional Chinese and their children. Her works talk about her feelings and understanding about suffering and inspires countless readers both in American and in Asia.(Wikipedia)