Amy Tan



Amy Tan ( Oakland (California) , February 191952 ) is an American author of Chinese descent. Her work describes mother-daughter relationships and the relationships between Chinese-American women and their parents. Yet most famous novel, The Joy Luck Club (translated into Dutch as joy and happiness club ), in 1993 into a film. She also wrote a children's book , The Moon Lady (1992) and several essays . Amy Tan sings in the "all-star, all-author rock band" Rock Bottom Remainders, along with Dave Barry,Ridley Pearson , Scott Turow, Stephen King , James McBride, Mitch Albom, Roy Blount Jr.., Matt Groening , Kathi Kamen Goldmark , and Greg Iles . ==Bibliography [ edit] ==
 * The Joy Luck Club (1989) - ( The joy and happiness club )
 * The Kitchen God's Wife (1991) - ( The wife of the kitchen god )
 * The Hundred Secret Senses (1995) - ( The Hundred Secret Senses )
 * The Bonesetter's Daughter (2001) - ( The daughter of the physician )
 * The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life (2003) - ( The downside of fate )
 * Saving Fish from Drowning (2005) - ( Fishing for Drowning )
 * Rules for Virgins (2011)
 * The Valley of Amazement (2013)