The Joy Luck Club *** SIGNED (Bookplate) 1st/1st ***

Tan, Amy

ISBN 10: 0399134204 / ISBN 13: 9780399134203

Edité par G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989

A propos de cet article

Signed by Amy Tan on a bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. First Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar sleeve so reflections are present in the photos above. Lower spine end of book is pushed in. Pages are age toned. No remainder mark, names, notes, underlining or highlighting. Book will be well padded in bubble wrap and shipped in a sturdy box. A signature will be required for delivery. c1.

N° de réf. du vendeur 005453

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Joy Luck Club *** SIGNED (Bookplate) 1st/1st ***
• Éditeur: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Date de parution: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0399134204
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780399134203
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Master storyteller Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters in this New York Times bestseller.

“The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational.”—Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians

In 1949 four Chinese women-drawn together by the shadow of their past-begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club.

Nearly forty years later, one of the members has died, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish—and the tragic way in which it has come true. The revelation of this secret unleashes an urgent need among the women to reach back and remember...

À propos de l?auteur

Amy Tan is the author of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, and two children’s books, The Moon Lady and The Chinese Siamese Cat, which has been adapted as Sagwa, a PBS series for children. Tan was also the coproducer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club, and her essays and stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Her work has been translated into more than 25 languages. Tan, who has a master’s degree in linguistics from San Jose University, has worked as a language specialist to programs serving children with developmental disabilities. She lives with her husband in San Francisco and New York.