Barnes and Noble Reader's Companion Ser.: Joy Luck Club by John Henriksen and SparkNotes Staff (2003, Trade Paperback)

Barnes & Noble, Incorporated

1586638580

9781586638580

30453876

64 Pages

English

Joy Luck Club

2003

Screenplays, Book Notes (see also JUVENILE NONFICTION / Study Aids / Book Notes or YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Study Aids / Book Notes)

Textbook

Performing Arts, Study Aids

John Henriksen, Sparknotes Staff

Barnes and Noble Reader's Companion Ser.

Trade Paperback

8.2 in

5.2 in

Trade

2004-273298

22

The

Yes

813/.54

From English classes to book clubs, Amy Tan's bestseller The Joy Luck Club has become a staple of contemporary American fiction. Its heartrending and powerful stories speak volumes about the trials both of the immigrant experience in America and of mother-daughter relationships in any family. The Companion takes you inside this favorite: What are the Joy Luck Club daughters expected to do with the stories their mothers tell them? How autobiographical is Tan's novel? Which daughter did she base on herself? What role does the past play in the lives of immigrants and their children?, From English classes to book clubs, Amy Tan's bestsellerThe Joy Luck Clubhas become a staple of contemporary American fiction. Its heartrending and powerful stories speak volumes about the trials both of the immigrant experience in America and of mother-daughter relationships in any family. The Companion takes you inside this favorite: * What are theJoy Luck Clubdaughters expected to do with the stories their mothers tell them? * How autobiographical is Tan's novel? Which daughter did she base on herself? * What role does the past play in the lives of immigrants and their children?

PS3570.A48J634 2003