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Writing brought Joy Luck Club author closer to mother
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Amy Tan (L) walks her mother Daisy Tan down the street. Photo courtesy of PBS
As a child, Amy Tan (left) did not know her mother Daisy Tan (right) well. Photo courtesy of PBS
Amy Tan (L) poses for a photo with her family, from left to right, John Tan, John Jr., Peter Tan and Daisy Tan. Photo courtesy of PBS
LOS ANGELES, May 3 (UPI) Author Amy Tan, whose books
The Joy Luck Club and
The Kitchen God s Wife were inspired by her life and her mother s life, said writing brought her closer to her mom, Daisy Tan. The 69-year-old author now is the subject of the documentary,
Joy Luck Club helped Amy Tan uncover immigrant mother s story
UPI News Service, 05/03/2021
Author Amy Tan, whose books The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God s Wife were inspired by her life and her mother s, said writing brought her closer to her mom.
ADVERTISEMENT The 69-year-old author is the subject of the documentary, Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir, airing Monday on PBS. It addresses her fraught relationship with her mother, Daisy Tan. The person who was most exposed in the books, of course, would have been my mother, Amy Tan said. She wanted more books about her. She wanted me to tell the true story.