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ⓘ About Amy Tan
Amy Tan is one of the noteworthy writers of America who has written a number of popular novels in her writing career. She is particularly famous for focussing on the mother and daughter relationship and exploring it in her novels. Some of her works also depict her experiences as a Chinese-American. The most popular work of author Tan is titled as ‘The Joy Luck Club’, which is popular all over the world and has been translated into as many as 35 foreign languages. It was also adapted into a successful commercial movie and into a play in the year 1993. Throughout her writing career author Tan has written many other successful novels as well as a collection of few nonfiction essays. Most of the novels written by her based on the Literature & Fiction genre. Apart from that.
All Book Series by Amy Tan
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1994
The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2003
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2024
Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth
Single-title series · published 2002 Co-authored · Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,Walter Dean Myers,Judith Cofer,Neal Shusterman,Cherylene Lee,M. Jerry Weiss,Helen S. Weiss,Elennora Tate,Eugenia Collier,Paul Many,Michael Rosovsky
Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic
Book 3 of 18 · published 1993
Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction
Book 4 of 18 · published 1993
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
Book 8 of 18 · published 1999
Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction
Book 14 of 18 · published 2007
First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors
Book 16 of 18 · published 2009
Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All
Book 17 of 18 · published 2013
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Amy Tan?
Amy Tan is one of the noteworthy writers of America who has written a number of popular novels in her writing career. She is particularly famous for focussing on the mother and daughter relationship and exploring it in her novels. Some of her works also depict her experiences as a Chinese-American.
Which Amy Tan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Selected Shorts series, the earliest of Amy Tan's multi-book series: it opens with For Better and for Worse (1993) and runs to 17 books across 1993–2012, ending with Poe! (2012).
How many books has Amy Tan written?
Amy Tan has 49 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2024. 17 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Selected Shorts series with 17 books — and 32 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Amy Tan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Amy Tan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Selected Shorts (1993–2012, 17 books).
How are Amy Tan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Amy Tan's 49 books into 1 named series and 32 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Selected Shorts (17 books, 1993–2012).