Amy Tan和The Joy Luck Club.doc

Amy Tan Amy Tan (born February 19, 1952) is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages. In 1993, the book was adapted into a commercially successful film. Tan has written several other bestselling novels, including The Kitchen Gods Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetters Daughter and Saving Fish From Drowning. She also wrote a collection of non-fiction essays entitled The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. Her most recent novel Saving Fish From Drowning explores the tribulations experienced by a group of people who disappear while on an art expedition in the jungles of Burma. In addition to these, Tan has written two childrens books: The Moon Lady (1992) and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (1994), which was turned into an animated series which aired on PBS. She also appeared on PBS in short spot encouraging children to write Novels: The Joy Luck Club (1989) The Kitchen Gods Wife (1991) The Hundred Secret Senses (1995) Two Kinds (2000) The Bonesetters Daughter (2001) Saving Fish from Drowning (2005) Awards： Finalist National Book Award Finalist National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize Bay Area Book Reviewers Award Commonwealth Gold Award American Library Associations Notable Books American Library Associations Best Book for Young Adults Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Honorable Mention Selected for the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read New York Times Notable Book Booklist Editors Choice Finalist for the Orange Prize Nominated for the Orange Prize Nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Audie Award: Best Non-fiction, Abridged Parents Choice Award, Best Television Program for Children Shortlisted British Academy of Film and Television Arts award, best screenplay adaptation Shortlisted WGA Award, best screenplay adaptation Academy of Achievement, Golden Plate Award Synop