谭恩美(AmyTan)

BriefIntroductionto—AMYTANAfamousChineseAmericanwomanwriter,borninOakland,Californiain1952.ATypical“ABC”4/29/2020A.HERFAMILYB.HERLOVESTORYC.HERCAREERSD.HERWORKSE.WORKSANALYSISF.HERINFLUENCE目录CONTENTS4/29/2020IntroductionHerfamilylivedinseveralcommunitiesinNorthernCaliforniabeforesettlinginSantaClara.BothofherparentswereChineseimmigrants.Herfather,JohnTan,wasanelectricalengineerandBaptistministerwhocametoAmericatoescapetheturmoiloftheChineseCivilWar.Hermother,Daisy,inspiredAmyTan'snovelTheKitchenGod'sWife.InChina,Daisyhaddivorcedandlostcustodyofherthreedaughters.HermarriagetoJohnTanproducedthreechildren,Amyandhertwobrothers.HERFAMILYPHOTO4/29/2020251346nowmarriedin1974settledinSanFranciscoAmy'sfatherandoldestbrotherbothdiedofbraintumorsmovedtoSwitzerlandAmyfinishedhighschoolinconstantconflictfollowedherboyfriendtoSanJoseCityCollegereceivedherbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesresidedinSausalito(索萨利托),Californiawithherhusband,LouisDeMatteiHERLIFESTORY4/29/20204/29/20204HerCareeesWithapartner,shestartedabusinesswritingfirm,providingspeechesforsalesmenandexecutivesforlargecorporations.Afteradisputewithherpartner,shebecameafull-timefreelancewriter.Afterafewyearsinbusinessforherself,shehadsavedenoughmoneytobuyahouseforhermother.Begantowritefiction.Tan132Tan'smotherfellill.AmyTanpromisedherselfthatifhermotherrecovered,shewouldtakehertoChina.ThetripwasarevelationforTan.4/29/2020Aliteraryagent,Sandra,wasimpressedwithTan'sstory.SheencouragedTantocompleteanentirevolumeofstories.Onthebasisofthecompletedchaptersandasynopsisoftheothers,Sandrafoundapublisherforthebook,nowcalledTheJoyLuckClub.Witha$50,000advancefromG.P.Putnam'sSons,Tanquitbusinesswritingandfinishedherbookinalittlemorethanfourmonths.4/29/2020In1989,spenteightmonthsonTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist,thepaperbackrightssoldfor$1.23million,hasbeentranslatedinto17languages(Chinese).AmyTANPHOTOPHOTOPHOTOPHOTOHersubsequentnovel,TheKitchenGod'sWife(1991),confirmedherreputationandenjoyedexcellentsales.Sincethen,AmyTanhaspublishedtwobooksforchildren,TheMoonLadyandTheSagwa.In2003,TheOppositeofFate:ABookofMusings,anautobiographyinwhichshedisclosedherexperiencewithLymedisease.Foryears,Lymediseasemadeitimpossibleforhertocontinuewriting.4/29/2020Threenovels:TheHundredSecretSenses(1995),TheBonesetter'sDaughter(2001),SavingFishfromDrowning(2005).4/29/2020活动AmyTanPHOTOWithmedication,shehasbeenabletocontroltheworstsymptomsofherillness,andhasresumedwriting,butshenowspendsmuchofherenergyraisingawarenessofLymedisease,promotingitsearlydetectionandtreatment,andadvocatingfortherightsofLymediseasepatients.WORKSTUDYAmyTan4/29/2020WORKSSHOWNovels•TheJoyLuckClub(1987)•TheKitchenGod'sWife(1991)•TheHundredSecretSenses(1995)•TheBonesetter'sDaughter(2000)•SavingFishfromDrowning(2005)•RulesforVirgins(2011)•TheValleyofAmazement(2013)AMYTANChildren'sbooks•TheMoonLady,illustratedbyGretchenSchields(1992)•Sagwa,theChineseSiameseCat,illustratedbyGretchenSchields(1994)Non-fiction•Mid-LifeConfidential:TheRockBottomRemaindersTourAmericaWithThreeCordsandanAttitude(withDaveBarry,StephenKing,TabithaKing,BarbaraKingsolver)(1994)•Mother(withMayaAngelou,MaryHigginsClark)(1996)•TheBestAmericanShortStories1999(Editor,withKatrinaKenison)(1999)•TheOppositeofFate:ABookofMusings(G.P.Putnam'sSons,2003,)4/29/20201920nowChineseAmericanliterature•Chinese-languagewritingsofChineseAmericansimmigrants•rampantstereotypesoftheYellowPeril•almostexclusivelyinEnglish•The1970ssawfurtherprogress•The1990ssawfurthergrowth4/29/2020innerChineseAmericanliteratureChineseAmericanliteratureisthebodyofliteratureproducedintheUnitedStatesbywritersofChinesedescent.Thegenrebeganinthe19thcenturyandfloweredinthe20thassimilationinmainstreamwhiteAmericansocietybyChineseAmericans.outerolder,Chinese-bornyounger,American-borninteractionbetweengenerationsQuestionsofidentity&gender4/29/2020TheJoyLuckClubconsistsofsixteeninterlockingstoriesaboutthelivesoffourChineseimmigrantwomenandtheirfourAmerican-borndaughters.Structurally,thenovelisdividedintofourmajorsections,withtwosectionsfocusingonthestoriesofthemothersandtwosectionsonthestoriesofthedaughters.FourimmigrantsmeetattheFirstChineseBaptistChurchinSanFranciscoJoyLuckClubwomenandtheirdaughtersTheJoyLuckClub.TheycalltheirmahjonggrouptheJoyLuckClubAPPRECIATION&ANALYSIS(1989NewYorkTimesbestsellerTheJoyLuckClub.)4/29/2020Characteristics&ThemesFAMILYMother&DaughterFEMINISMFemale&MaleEthicsAmyTanHate,love,conflict,contradictionconclusionSOCIETYColonialism,warsCULTUREChina&American1.InordertoeliminatethecontradictionandbridgethegapbetweentwogenerationsCommunicationandmutualunderstanding2.Liberalism,feminismresistagainstmalechauvinismandfeudalthought3.Attitudestowardcultureinheritnativecultureandabsorbforeignculturecritically,findthebalancebetweenculturalconflict.4/29/2020Mother&daughterdifferentcountries,nationsandcultureconflictagonycompromiseINFLUENCE4/29/2020INFLUENCE1Inheritanceanddevelopmentof“harmony”2Internationalcoexistence3PeaceanddevelopmentofhumansocietyTHEEND