The Joy Luck Club (1989) Amy Tan (Author)
Fleeing from China to America in the 1940s, four women form the Joy Luck Club and meet weekly to play mah-jong, tell stories, and keep alive their culture and their memories. Now that one of the women has died, her daughter, Jing-Mei "June" Woo, takes her place. From the episodes recounted by the others, June gains insight about her mother and herself in this first novel.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Suyuan Woo, Friend (founder of the Joy Luck Club), Mother (of June Woo), Jing-Mei "June" Woo, Daughter (of Suyuan Woo), Lindo Jong, Friend (best friend of Suyuan Woo), Mother (of Waverly Jong), Waverly Jong, Daughter (of Lindo Jong), An-Mei Hsu, Mother (of Rose Hsu Jordan), Rose Hsu Jordan, Daughter (of An-Mei Hsu), Ying-Ying St. Clair, Immigrant, Mother (of Lena St. Clair), Lena St. Clair, Daughter (of Ying-Ying St.Clair)
SETTING(S) :
Asia, California, China, Eastern Asia, North America, San Francisco Bay Area, Southwest, United States, West
SUBJECT :
Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Emigration and immigration, Family life, Intergenerational relations, Mothers, Mother-daughter relations, Multiculturalism
TIME PERIOD :
20th century AD, 1980s (Decade) AD, 1970s (Decade) AD, 1960s (Decade) AD, 1950s (Decade) AD, 1940s (Decade) AD, 1930s (Decade) AD
BEST SELLERS LIST
Chicago Tribune Books Paperback Bestsellers (Chicago): Mass Market
Total Number of Weeks: 37
First Appearance: May 27, 1990
Last Appearance: January 30, 1994
Highest Position Achieved: 1
Globe and Mail National Bestseller: Paperback Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 13
First Appearance: October 9, 1993
Last Appearance: January 1, 1994
Highest Position Achieved: 2
Los Angeles Times Book Review (Southern California): Paperback Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 4
First Appearance: October 3, 1993
Last Appearance: January 2, 1994
Highest Position Achieved: 3
New York Times Bestseller List: Paperback Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 55
First Appearance: June 3, 1990
Last Appearance: January 23, 1994
Highest Position Achieved: 1
Publishers Weekly Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 1
First Appearance: October 18, 1993
Last Appearance: October 18, 1993
Highest Position Achieved: 1
Publishers Weekly Paperback Bestsellers: Mass Market
Total Number of Weeks: 65
First Appearance: June 1, 1990
Last Appearance: January 24, 1994
Highest Position Achieved: 1
Wall Street Journal Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 4
First Appearance: May 4, 1989
Last Appearance: August 24, 1989
Highest Position Achieved: 6
Washington Post Book World Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 1
First Appearance: December 2, 1990
Last Appearance: December 2, 1990
Highest Position Achieved: 8
Washington Post Book World Paperback Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 50
First Appearance: June 3, 1990
Last Appearance: January 16, 1994
Highest Position Achieved: 1
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300057341
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2009
SOURCE CITATION : "The Joy Luck Club." 2009. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 7 Nov 2009 <http://bna.galegroup.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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