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THE JOY LUCK CLUB
by Tan, Amy
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a fine jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0399134204
- ISBN 13
- 9780399134203
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. First edition. Fine in a fine jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this intergenerational novel built upon the game of mahjong, following the lives of Chinese-American women in San Francisco - a beautiful copy. Tan explores mother-daughter relationships, communities of women, the experiences of Mandarin Chinese immigrants, and the struggles of their second-generation children. The women's lives weave in and out of the structure of their mahjong club, which also plays a role in the thematic elements of the novel. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter dark green paper, lighter green paper boards, gilt-stamped vignette on front board, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($18.95) color pictorial dust jacket with illustration by Gretchen Schields. Green endpapers. 288 pages. Inscribed by Tan on title page: "Joy + luck! / Amy Tan / 21 April 1991 / Denver." Very shallow, faint crease to front flap, close inspection only. Trace shelfwear to book extremities. Minor toning to pages, as common. Else bright, sharp, and clean.
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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Details
- 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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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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