Imperfect people make for perfect characters

Imperfect people make for perfect characters

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Amy Tan

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air date: Mar 5, 2014

Amy Tan is the author of three best-selling novels including her 1989 novel, “The Joy Luck Club.” Her novel, “The Valley of Amazement,” was published in 2013 and reached The New York Times best-seller list. The editors of The New York Times Book Review also named it a 2013 Notable Book. Tan co-produced and co-wrote the screenplay of “The Joy Luck Club” movie, released in 1993. Millions of copies of her books are in print and they have been translated into thirty languages.

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