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In the mid-1980s, Amy Tan was a successful but unhappy corporate speechwriter. By the end of the decade, she was perched firmly atop the best-seller lists with The Joy Luck Club, with more popular novels to follow. Tan's work—once pigeonholed as ethnic literature—resonates with universal themes that cross cultural and ideological boundaries, and prove wildly successful with readers of all stripes. Tender, sincere, complex, honest and uncompromising in its portrayal of Chinese culture and its affect on women, Amy Tan's work earned her both praise and excoriation from critics, adoration from fans, and a place as one of America's most notable modern writers.

This reference work introduces and summarizes Amy Tan's life, her body of literature, and her characters. The main text is comprised of entries covering characters, dates, historical figures and events, allusions, motifs and themes from her works. The entries combine 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. ... Read more

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Amy Tans very first novel, The Joy Luck Club, made her name known around the world. Her successful novels, picture books, and essays captivate readers of all ages. Tans success has not come easily, however. She first had to learn to embrace her Chinese heritage. And she had to deal with her stormy and trouble-filled childhood. But the author lives her life with enthusiasm and zest, and continues to write award-winning fiction for her many readers. ... Read more

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Turn to "Short Stories for Students" to get your research done in record time. Brought to you by the Gale Group--the world's leading source of literary criticism and analysis--this e-doc contains: plot summary; character analysis; author biography; an overview of the story's themes, style, and historical context; a compendium of in-depth critical material; study questions; suggestions for further reading; and much more.

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The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God's Wife are two of the important works by this popular novelist.

This title, Amy Tan, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Amy Tan through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Amy Tan, a chronology of the author's life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. ... Read more

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Turn to "Novels for Students" to get your research done in record time. Brought to you by Thomson Gale--the world's leading source of literary criticism and analysis--this e-doc contains: plot summary; character analysis; author biography; an overview of the novel's themes, style, and historical context; a compendium of in-depth critical material; study questions; suggestions for further reading; and much more.

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Turn to "Novels for Students" to get your research done in record time. Brought to you by the Gale Group--the world's leading source of literary criticism and analysis--this e-doc contains: plot summary; character analysis; author biography; an overview of the novel's themes, style, and historical context; a compendium of in-depth critical material; study questions; suggestions for further reading; and much more.

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cultural clashes are presented in the book
In this novel, we can see the conflicts between eastern and weatern cultures.We can see them just throuigh the description of the mothers and daughter. On the one hand,mothers were greatly influenced by the Chinese culture and tradition, they try to adjust themselves to the western culture. On the other hand, the daughters were brought up in the west, they are deeply influenced by the western culture, they sometimes can not understand their mothers. While we can also find the impact of eastern culture on them. ... Read more

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With the publication of her first novel in 1989, The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan was immediately recognized as a major contemporary novelist. Her work has received a great deal of attention and acclaim from feminist critics, and is very much concerned with issues of matrilineage and the ultimate triumphant over female victimization.

The title, Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics.This collection of criticism also features a short biography on Amy Tan, a chronology of the author's life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. ... Read more

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China trade used to be based on a handful of products, first silk and spices, later tea and opium.But today, China offers opportunities for almost every product imaginable.Well briefed and energetic businessmen and women have a great chance of making a great success of whatever China project they develop.China: An Ultimate Guide to Doing Business is about a new China, one that is intent on adopting the trade regime set out in its WTO accession, and in its bilateral arrangements with US, EU and ASEAN.This book offers practical help such as how to set up different types of business entity, how to apply for the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area preferences, how to get the CCC mark onto your goods and how to protect your Intellectual Property.It includes in great detail the incentives offered by the Chinese government, and describes how it regulates foreign exchange remittances, taxes, pricing, imports and exports.Undeniably, China is bursting with varied, albeit sometimes obscure, opportunities.Each reader is sure to find some gems of information in the myriad of details presented within these pages.China :An Ultimate Guide to Doing Business is comprehensively designed to be an excellent starting point for business leaders and managers who want to tap on China immense potential or consider the threat posed by China in their strategic planning. It may even help the "new comer" to China avoid unnecessary mistakes and shorten the learning curve. CONTENTS: Brief History of China, Economy of China, Automotive industry,Steel industry,Agriculture,Service sector, China in WTO, Economic of China,Monetary and fiscal policy, Foreign exchange & payment, Security companies & exchanges, Setting up of different business entities, Tax regime and incentive offered, State-owned and state-invested enterprises, Pricing policies, Competition policies, Policies affecting trade in good, Import regulation,CCC Mark, Customs valuation, Pre-shipment inspection, Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, Export regulations, Trade in services, Tips on doing business in China,Municipalities and provinces, Autonomous and special administrative regions, China & European Union (EU),China & United States (US), China &ASEAN, List of specific commitments on service sector, Contact details of government ministries, economic and development zones, banks and securities firms, insurance firms, international accounting and law firms ... Read more