Amy Tan

(b. February 19, 1952) Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California. Her family lived in several communities in Northern California before settling in Santa Clara. Both of her parents were Chinese immigrants. Upon The Joy Luck Club's publication in 1989, Tan's book won enthusiastic reviews and spent eight months on the New York Times best-seller list. paperback rights sold for $1.23 million. The book has been translated in 17 languages, including Chinese. Her subsequent novel, The Kitchen God's Wife (1991) confirmed her reputation and enjoyed excellent sales. [Read more]

The Kitchen God's Wife
Ivy Books, 1991 (PhP 80.00)
What fascinates in "The Kitchen God's Wife" is not only the insistent storytelling, but the details of Chinese life and tradition; not only how people lived, but how their sensibility shines through, most notably in their speech. For Amy Tan has command of a language in which event and concrete perception jump into palpable metaphor, and images from the daily world act like spiritual agents.