THE JOY LUCK CLUB
by Tan, Amy
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a fine jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0399134204
- ISBN 13
- 9780399134203
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The Joy Luck Club (1989) is a best-selling novel written by Amy Tan. It focuses on four Chinese American immigrant families who start a club known as "the Joy Luck Club," playing the Chinese game of Mahjong for money while feasting on a variety of foods. The book is structured somewhat like a mahjong game, with four parts divided into four sections to create sixteen chapters.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50865
- Title
- THE JOY LUCK CLUB
- Author
- Tan, Amy
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0399134204
- ISBN 13
- 9780399134203
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 20th century,American,Asian American,Post-WWII,Books to Film,Woman Author
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