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Amy Tan

Amy Tan is the author of the bestselling novel The Joy Luck Club, which spent 40 weeks on the New York Times bestsellers list after its release. When the novel was adapted into a film in 1993, Tan served as co-producer and co-screenwriter with Ron Bass. The film was nominated for Writers Guild of America (WGA) and British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) awards. Tan wrote five additional novels (all New York Times bestsellers), two memoirs, and several essay collections. Tan’s works have appeared in a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, National Geographic, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Tan has received many honors, including the Commonwealth Gold Award and the Carl Sandburg Literary Award. In 2022, Tan was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and in 2023, she was presented with the National Humanities Medal by President Biden. She currently lives with her husband and dogs in New York and California.  

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