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The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club

Intergenerational Chinese-American women's life stories.

"The Joy Luck Club" might resonate deeply with anyone interested in exploring the complex relationships between mothers and daughters, especially within the rich tapestry of Chinese-American culture. Amy Tan's intricate storytelling weaves together sixteen interlocking stories that reveal the multifaceted experiences of immigration, cultural identity, and family bonds. It's as much a history lesson as it is a compelling narrative.

  • California Book Award for Fiction (Gold) (1989)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (1989)
  • Northern California Book Awards for Fiction (1989)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1989)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1989)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan
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ISBN: 9780804106306
Authors: Amy Tan
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date of Publication: 1990-04-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.97
(rated by 703831 readers)

Description

Four mothers, four daughters, four families, whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's telling the stories. In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and new hope for their daughters' futures, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Their daughters, who have never heard these stories, think their mothers' advice is irrelevant to their modern American lives – until their own inner crises reveal how much they've unknowingly inherited of their mothers' pasts. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters. As each woman reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled, more entwined. Mothers boast or despair over daughters, and daughters roll their eyes even as they feel the inextricable tightening of their matriarchal ties. Tan is an astute storyteller, enticing readers to immerse themselves into these lives of complexity and mystery.
 

Intergenerational Chinese-American women's life stories.

"The Joy Luck Club" might resonate deeply with anyone interested in exploring the complex relationships between mothers and daughters, especially within the rich tapestry of Chinese-American culture. Amy Tan's intricate storytelling weaves together sixteen interlocking stories that reveal the multifaceted experiences of immigration, cultural identity, and family bonds. It's as much a history lesson as it is a compelling narrative.

  • California Book Award for Fiction (Gold) (1989)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (1989)
  • Northern California Book Awards for Fiction (1989)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1989)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1989)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.