Reading and Interpreting the Works of Amy Tan

by Audrey Borus

Amy Tan was born to Chinese immigrants who worked hard to fulfill their own version of the American Dream. After tragedy befell her family when she was a teenager, a tumultuous period followed in which Tan and her mother often clashed. This text reveals how biographical elements like these largely influenced the recurring themes in many of her novels. Tan's unique view on the Chinese-American experience and mother-daughter relationships, along with...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766079163
• ISBN13: 9780766079168
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12