by Amy Tan, Louis M. Demattei · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429754094
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«Contra el destí» is the book of reflections by Amy Tan and Louis M. Demattei, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (352 pages, in Catalan).
Amy Tan revisits her childhood as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, the shame over Eastern customs, and conflicts with her physical appearance. She reconstructs the story of the women —the grandmother who attempted suicide and the mother locked away by her first husband— and the deaths of her father and brother, showing how destiny led her to become a writer.
El Balancí collection, no. 488. Translated by Joan Puntí Recasens and Esther Roig Giménez. Published in March 2004.
For readers of Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, and for those who enjoy memoirs about identity and family heritage.
Amy Ruth Tan is an American author best known for her novel The Joy Luck Club (1989), which was adapted into a 1993 film. She is also known for other novels, short story collections, children's books, and a memoir.
