Amy Tan : a literary companion
This volume offers an introduction to and an overview of author Amy Tan's life, her body of literature, and her characters, motifs and themes. The main text is comprised of entries covering characters, dates, historical figures and events, allusions, motifs and themes from Tan's works, among other topics. The entries combine both critical insights with generous citations from primary and secondary sources. Each entry concludes with a selected bibliography. There is also a chronology of Tan's family history and her life. Appendices provide an overlapping timeline of historical and fictional events in Tan's work; a glossary of foreign terms found in her writing; and a list of related writing and research topics. An extensive bibliography and a comprehensive index accompany the text
Criticism, interpretation, etc
vii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
9780786420131, 9781476602608, 0786420138, 1476602603
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