Amy Tan /

Amy Tan has called writing 'an extreme privilege, but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.' This volume discusses some of Tan's key themes, including communication across generations of a family when those generations h...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Moser, Linda Trinh, 1964- (Editor), West, Kathryn, 1962- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ipswich, Massachusetts : Amenia, New York : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Grey House Publishing, [2021]
Series:	Critical insights.
Subjects:	Tan, Amy > Criticism and interpretation. American literature > Women authors > History and criticism. Asian Americans in literature. Families in literature.

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Summary:	Amy Tan has called writing 'an extreme privilege, but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.' This volume discusses some of Tan's key themes, including communication across generations of a family when those generations have grown up in different cultures, the immigrant experience, mother/daughter relationships, the intersection of gender roles and an Asian or Asian American experience and depression and the artist, among others.
Physical Description:	xxxi, 226 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index.
ISBN:	9781642659948 1642659940