Amy Tan
Born: 01-01-1952
Amy Tan is a celebrated American author known for her poignant exploration of Chinese-American identity and family dynamics. Born in 1952 in Oakland, California, she gained international acclaim with her debut novel, "The Joy Luck Club," which delves into the lives of Chinese immigrant mothers and their American-born daughters. Tan's work is renowned for its emotional depth, cultural insight, and lyrical prose, establishing her as a significant voice in contemporary literature.
Book summaries for books written by Amy Tan
Quotes
I have done something very bad, but I am not a bad person.
There is love in holding and there is love in letting go.
We are the accumulation of everything we are not.
Sometimes the hardest part of being a daughter is the part where you stop being a daughter and become a mother.
Love makes us see a person as beautiful, not because they are, but because we comprehend them in a different light.
Nothing is ever truly gone. But what a relief it is when it is gone.
In the end we must live with our own choices, but sometimes we do not get to make them.
We are all blind to our own ignorance; it's the only way to survive.
The heart is an organ that can be tricked into submission.
We can only be what we give ourselves the power to be.
Sometimes it is the most painful things that teach us the most valuable lessons.
The hardest person to forgive is yourself.