A Reader's Guide to Amy Tan's the Joy Luck Club |
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| Author:
| Loos, Pamela |
| Series title: | Multicultural Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7660-2832-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Enslow Publishing, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.93 |
Book Description:
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Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club is one of the most well-known and appreciated works by a contemporary Asian-American author. Published in 1989, it was on The New York Times best-seller list for many months and was nominated for many awards. While the novel focuses on relationships between immigrant mothers from China and their American-born daughters, The Joy Luck Club has enjoyed a broad and popular appeal that has cut across lines of both culture and gender.
Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club is one of the most well-known and appreciated works by a contemporary Asian-American author. Published in 1989, it was on The New York Times best-seller list for many months and was nominated for many awards. While the novel focuses on relationships between immigrant mothers from China and their American-born daughters, The Joy Luck Club has enjoyed a broad and popular appeal that has cut across lines of both culture and gender.