Order of Amy Tan Books
Amy Tan is an American author of Chinese American literature, best known for her novel The Joy Luck Club. She has appeared on The Simpsons in animated form. A major theme of her work is the exploration of the relationship between mother and daughter. When she was a teenager, her brother and father both died of brain tumors at almost the same time. After a move to Switzerland, Amy’s mother revealed that she had three daughters in China that she had with an abusive husband. Amy lives in California with her husband, Louis, who she met on a blind date.
Amy Tan became a published author in 1989 with the novel The Joy Luck Club. Below is a list of Amy Tan’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Joy Luck Club |
(1989) |
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The Kitchen God’s Wife |
(1991) |
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The Hundred Secret Senses |
(1995) |
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The Bonesetter’s Daughter |
(2001) |
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Saving Fish from Drowning |
(2005) |
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The Valley of Amazement |
(2013) |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
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Rules for Virgins |
(2012) |
Publication Order of Children’s Books
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The Moon Lady |
(1992) |
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Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat |
(1994) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings |
(2003) |
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Post Pregnancy Diet |
(2015) |
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Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir |
(2017) |
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles |
(2024) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth |
(2002) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Points of View |
(1956) |
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The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces |
(1992) |
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American Voices |
(1992) |
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Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic |
(1993) |
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Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction |
(1993) |
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Mid-life Confidential |
(1994) |
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Out of the Mold |
(1997) |
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The Best American Short Stories 1999 |
(1999) |
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The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction |
(1999) |
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The Eloquent Essay |
(2000) |
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40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology |
(2000) |
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Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth |
(2002) |
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The Little Big Book of California |
(2005) |
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40 Model Essays |
(2005) |
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Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction |
(2007) |
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Rotten English: A Literary Anthology |
(2007) |
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FIRST WORDS: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors |
(2009) |
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Selected Shorts: American Classics |
(2010) |
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Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All |
(2013) |
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The Boomer List |
(2014) |
Notes: The Best American Short Stories 1999 was co-edited by series editor Katrina Kenison. Mid-Life Confidential: The Rock Bottom Remainders Tour America with Three Chords and an Attitude was co-authored with Dave Barry, Stephen King, Tabitha King, Barbara Kingsolver and Ridley Pearson.
Hard Listening is written with fellow Rock Bottom Remainders band members Mitch Albom, Dave Barry, Sam Barry, Matt Groening, Roy Blount Jr., Stephen King, James McBride, Ridley Pearson and Scott Turow.