The Joy Luck Club

Name: The Joy Luck Club
Author: Amy Tan

Amy Tan (1989)

“Four Chinese mothers and their American-born daughters, each trying to speak across a divide of language, pain, and love that neither side fully understands.”

EraContemporary / Immigrant American

Pages288

Difficulty★★☆☆☆ Moderate

AP Appearances8

mother-daughter identity immigration sacrifice storytelling culture generational-trauma assimilationHigh SchoolAP EnglishCollege

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