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Interview with Amy Tan
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The Joy Luck Club, a collection of short stories by Amy Tan, may be about Chinese mothers and their American daughters, but the relationship between mother and daughter can also be applied to families the world over. Much of Tan's writing is influenced by her Chinese upbringing in San Francisco. Growing up, she was caught between parents wanting her to think like a Chinese, where everything exists in relation to the family values, and American peers who aspired for individualism. She considers herself a combination of both cultures. In another book, Rules of the Game, Tan writes about the challenges of a child prodigy of a Chinese family. This story is fiction, but it is based on true events. Tan, since age of 5, was told her destiny in life were to become a neurosurgeon and a concert pianist on the side. The irony in that, however, came when Tan was 15. Both her father and her brother died within six months of each other due to a brain tumor. That tramatic event would stay with her for the rest of her life. To hear more about Tan's family and her adventures, click on the link below. Listen
to the Amy Tan interview with Don Swaim, 1989, RealAudio These files are for your personal use only.
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