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The Opposite of Fate:
Amy Tan was born into a family that believed in fate. In The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings, she explores this legacy, as well as American circumstances, and finds ways to honor the past while creating her own brand of destiny. She discovers answers in everyday actions.
With the same spirit, humor, and magic that characterize her beloved novels, Amy Tan presents a refreshing antidote to the world-weariness and uncertainties we face today, contemplating how things happen - in her own life and beyond - but always returning to the question of fate and its opposites: the choices, charms, influences, attitudes, and lucky accidents that shape us all.

Saving Fish from Drowning:
Twelve American tourists join an art expedition that begins in the Himalayan foothills of China, and heads south into the jungles of Burma. But after the mysterious death of their tour leader, the carefully laid plans fall apart, and disharmony breaks out among the pleasure-seekers as they come to discover that the Burma Road is paved with less-than-honorable intentions, questionable food, and tribal curses.

With her signature “idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery” (Los Angeles Times), Amy Tan spins a provocative and mesmerizing tale about the mind and the heart of the individual, the actions we choose, the moral questions we might ask ourselves, and above all, the deeply personal answers we seek when happy endings are seemingly impossible.
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This digital document is an article from MELUS, published by The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnics Literature of the United States on March 22, 1994. The length of the article is 7547 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Ethnic identity is activated through the collective memory of the mothers in Amy Tan's 'The Joy Luck Club.' The mothers' memories are embedded in the meaning attached to the events rather than in the actual events. This existential perception in the stories and narratives forms the mothers' sense of self they wish to impart to the daughters. The daughters finally realize the deep meanings of the stories, and that their own ethnic identity is influenced by others.

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Title: Memory and the ethnic self: reading Amy Tan's 'The Joy Luck Club.' (Special Issue: Varieties of Ethnic Criticism)
Author: Ben Xu
Publication: MELUS (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1994
Publisher: The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnics Literature of the United States
Volume: v19Issue: n1Page: p3(16)

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Chapters: Bruce Lee, Eileen Chang, Amy Tan, Maxine Hong Kingston, R. Radhakrishnan, Edward Said, Tila Tequila, Michelle Malkin, Loung Ung, David Henry Hwang, Iris Chang, Gish Jen, Meena Alexander, Jhumpa Lahiri, Andrew X. Pham, Vince Gotera, Cathy Song, Tess Gerritsen, Yone Noguchi, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Li-Young Lee, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, List of Asian American Writers, Nellie Wong, Bienvenido Santos, John Yau, Khaled Hosseini, Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo, Him Mark Lai, Laurence Yep, Lisa See, Bino Realuyo, Jade Snow Wong, Eugie Foster, Kenneth Eng, Suji Kwock Kim, Bharati Mukherjee, Lê Thi Diem Thúy, Shirley Geok-Lin Lim, Younghill Kang, Hisham Sharabi, M.t. Mehdi, Rajiv Joseph, Carlos Bulosan, Barbara Jane Reyes, Ha Jin, le Ly Hayslip, Diana Chang, Dan Kwong, Cathy Bao Bean, Jessica Hagedorn, Garrett Hongo, Shawn Wong, David Wong Louie, Richard E. Kim, Eileen Tabios, Allen Say, Wendy Law-Yone, Judy Yung, Linda Ty Casper, Adeline Yen Mah, A. K. Ramanujan, Gus Lee, Lan Samantha Chang, Ronyoung Kim, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Monique Truong, Noel Alumit, Eric Liu, Nguyen Qui Duc, Ruthanne Lum Mccunn, Fae Myenne Ng, Bette Bao Lord, Oliver de La Paz, Raymond K. Wong, Chang-Rae Lee, George Estrada, Eugene Gloria, Alexander Chee, Alexander Kuo, Al Robles, Jeffery Paul Chan, Sarah Gambito, Leonard Chang, Susan Choi, Michael Kang, Rishi Reddi, Marilyn Chin, King-Kok Cheung, Greg Jao, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Andrew Lam, Sung J. Woo, Tess Uriza Holthe, Mei Chin, Lan Cao, Sigrid Nunez, Barbara Tran, Galen Yuen, Therese Park, Aimee Phan, Qui Nguyen, Gail Tsukiyama, Kien Nguyen, Tc Huo, Alvin Lu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 497. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bruce Lee (Chinese: ; pinyin: L Xiolóng, born Lee Jun Fan (Chinese: ; pinyin: L Zhènfn); ) was an actor, martial artist, philos...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=37313 ... Read more

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Chapters: Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Amy Tan, Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, Dian Fossey, Béla H. Bánáthy, Mike Honda, Chauncey Bailey, Jayne Ann Krentz, Robert Scoble, Lee P. Brown, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Michael Whelan, Joe Trippi, Binh Danh, Peter Ueberroth, Steve Sampson, Bryan "Brain" Mantia, Gaylord Nelson, Mark L. Schneider, Michael Forest, Kurtwood Smith, Hamza Yusuf, Ken Caminiti, Rita Inos, Edward Soriano, Cindy Chavez, Coby Bell, Michael Deaver, Lou Henry Hoover, Omid Kordestani, Bill Leavy, Siddharth Sanghvi, George Manley, Gordon Moore, Luis Valdez, Bobbi Starr, Yosh Uchida, Bettina Aptheker, Lyn Nofziger, Keith Puccinelli, Fred Silva, Krazy George Henderson, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Christopher Darden, David Ho, Joseph Kearney, Joe Camacho, Joseph Fil, Pat Hughes, Jennifer Wilby, Stanley Anderson, Manuel Hernandez, Joseph C. Muren, Crawford Gates, Esther Wojcicki, Ken Yeager, Mark Grey, Sandra Mcpherson, Catherine Mylinh, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Bob Foster, Sim Tze Tzin, Kevin Asano, Tim Hawkinson, Jim Beall, Mike Swain, Evan Low, Harry Edwards, Ray Norton, Brad Fregger, Mark Leon, Claude Horan, Robert Frankenberg, Bernd Behr, Charles Ginsburg, Steve Lopez, Charley Trujillo, Paul Maruyama, Del Thiessen, Donald H. Clausen, David Willman, James D. Houston, Randy Johnson, Joseph Palermo, Matt Finders, David Kuraoka, Penelope Moody Allen, Anthony Telford, Mike Sinyard, Ernie Reyes, Sr., Jessica Mcclintock, Ed Oates, Carole Ward Allen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 412. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 120 million albums. She has been noted for ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=36648 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 538 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Amy Tan. The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings.(Book Review)
Author: Mona Knapp
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 79Issue: 2Page: 87(1)

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Amy Tans very first novel, The Joy Luck Club, made her name known around the world. Her successful novels, picture books, and essays captivate readers of all ages. Tans success has not come easily, however. She first had to learn to embrace her Chinese heritage. And she had to deal with her stormy and trouble-filled childhood. But the author lives her life with enthusiasm and zest, and continues to write award-winning fiction for her many readers. ... Read more

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Just like any other of Amy Tan's books
Like any other of Amy Tan's books, this book focuses on the contrast between traditional Chinese culture and the liberal life of first generation Asian-Americans.The book has significant historical referencesin it that help contribute to the liablity of the book.The book focuseson the relationship of Pearl and her mother, Winnie.The book showed howsome Chinese men, during World War II, were very dominate over their wives. The book tended to get lengthy at times referring to irrelevent topics. The book could have just as well without.

It is a very moving novel.
The novel, "The Kitchen God's Wife," has an excellent story which leads the reader to become emotionally or directly involved with the main characters in the novel.The way it is written in first person givesan insight into Chinese married life which many people may not have known. The great miseries which the main characters undergo hit the reader rightin the heart, so it is clear to see why I have found this book soenjoyable.Truly an excellent novel. ... Read more

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Explores the life and career of Amy Tan, from her childhood in California, through her struggle to accept her Chinese heritage, to her career as a writer. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from MELUS, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2005. The length of the article is 1346 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Amy Tan.(Book Review)
Author: Kathryn Hume
Publication: MELUS (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 30Issue: 4Page: 181(4)

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