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Amy Tan

1952-STILL ALIVE!. Amy Tan. Parents fled communist China shortly before she was born Settled in Oakland, CA Father and brother died of brain tumors Mother took her to Switzerland to finish high school High-pressure home: Mom expected her to be a neurosurgeon, and a pianist in her spare time

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Amy Tan

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  1. 1952-STILL ALIVE! Amy Tan

  2. Parents fled communist China shortly before she was born • Settled in Oakland, CA • Father and brother died of brain tumors • Mother took her to Switzerland to finish high school • High-pressure home: • Mom expected her to be a neurosurgeon, and a pianist in her spare time • Defied her mother • Changed colleges to be w/ boyfriend, changed major from pre-med to English • Mother and she did not speak for six months Biography

  3. Prompted to write from her mother’s narrative gift • Mom could talk for three hours straight, Tan says • Many of her stories explore dynamic relationship between mothers and daughters • Most famous novel: Joy Luck Club • A mother tells her daughter about life in China Writing

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