Saving Fish From Drowning by Amy Tan
The highly-anticipated new novel from the best-selling author of `The Joy Luck Club and `The Bonesetters Daughter.Praise for `The Kitchen God’s Wife’:
`In this remarkable book Tan manages to illuminate the nobility of friendship and the necessity of humourGive yourself over to the world she creates.’ New York Times
`Once again this wonderful novel has extended experience. There is something dizzyingly elemental about Tan’s storytelling; it melds the rich simplicities of fairytales with a delicate lyrical style.’ Sunday Times
`Tan is a prodigal with her talent. She weaves a dazzling web of unfamiliar colours, smells, tastes and landscapes.’ Sunday Telegraph
`Amy Tan writes with passion and humour, making East and West mutually more comprehensible.’ Daily Mail
Praise for `The Bonesetter’s Daughter’:
`Compelling…exotic lands and the past lend themselves to poetry. Tan turns the familiar but harrowing accounts of pre-Communist Chinese women into a romantic and intriguing tale. LuLing is a classic Tan character, a resilient survivor who, like Olivia in “The Hundred Secret Senses”, betrays someone close to her with dire consequences.' Times Literary Supplement
'A classic [told with] originality and humourt…this is a delicious page-turner that keeps you guessing, laughing and crying until the end.' Sunday Express
Born in the US to immigrant parents from China, Amy Tan failed her mother's expectations that she become a doctor and concert pianist. She settled on writing fiction. Her novels are `The Joy Luck Club’, `The Kitchen God's Wife’, `The Hundred Secret Senses’, `The Bonesetter's Daughter’, and `Saving Fish from Drowning’, all New York Times bestsellers and the recipient of various awards. She is also the author of a memoir, `The Opposite of Fate’, two children's books, The Moon Lady and Sagwa, and numerous articles for magazines, including The New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar, and National Geographic. Her work has been translated into 35 languages, from Spanish, French, and Finnish to Chinese, Arabic, and Hebrew.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007232116 |
| ISBN 10 | 000723211X |
| Title | Saving Fish From Drowning |
| Author | Amy Tan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2006-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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