How some characters in Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club reflex aspect of her life Amy Tan has become one of the most successful Asian-American writers of our time. Her first work of fiction "The Joy Luck Club" was published in 1989 and became the longest running best seller on the New York Times hardcover best-seller list for that year. Not only that, it also received numerous awards, such as the Bay Area Book Reviewers Award …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…concert consultant by hobby. Her mother even chose her favorite college and majors for Amy. Amy Tan decided to leave the Baptist College her mother had selected for. Amy also abandoned the pre-med course her mother had chosen for her and change to study of English and linguistics. After Amy refused to accept her mother's ideas, by this time mother and daughter were in constant conflict. Mother and daughter did not speak of six months.