|
|
Indlæser... The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings (2003)| 1,914 | 37 | 8,665 | 
(3.79) | 34 | Delve into the stories from Amy Tan's life that inspired bestselling novels like The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan has touched millions of readers with haunting and sympathetic novels of cultural complexity and profound empathy. With the same spirit and humor that characterize her acclaimed novels, she now shares her insight into her own life and how she escaped the curses of her past to make a future of her own. She takes us on a journey from her childhood of tragedy and comedy to the present day and her arrival as one of the world's best-loved novelists. Whether recalling arguments with her mother in suburban California or introducing us to the ghosts that inhabit her computer, The Opposite of Fate offers vivid portraits of choices, attitudes, charms, and luck in action--a refreshing antidote to the world-weariness and uncertainties we all face today.… (mere) |
▾LibraryThing Anbefalinger ▾Vil du synes om den?
Indlæser...
 Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. ▾Samtaler (Om links) Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. » Se også 34 omtaler ▾Medlemmernes anmeldelser
▾Offentliggjorte anmeldelser ▾Series and work relationships
|
|
| Kanonisk titel |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. | |
|
| Originaltitel |
|
| Alternative titler |
|
| Oprindelig udgivelsesdato |
|
| Personer/Figurer |
|
| Vigtige steder |
|
| Vigtige begivenheder |
|
| Beslægtede film |
|
| Indskrift |
|
| Tilegnelse |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. With love to Lou DeMattei, who knows the fiction and nonfiction of my life, as well as all that cannot be put into words.  | |
|
| Første ord |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. Soon after my first book was published, I found myself often confronted with the subject of my mortality. [a note to the reader] These are musings on my life, including the metaphors I used an eight year old child, sensing books as window-opening and illuminating my room, and the thoughts I has as i wrote my mother's obituary, trying to sum up who she was and what legacy she had bequeathed to me | |
|
| Citater |
|
| Sidste ord |
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. | |
|
| Oplysning om flertydighed |
|
| Forlagets redaktører |
|
| Bagsidecitater |
|
| Originalsprog |
|
| Canonical DDC/MDS |
|
| Canonical LCC |
|
▾Referencer Henvisninger til dette værk andre steder.  Wikipedia på engelsk
Ingen ▾Bogbeskrivelser Delve into the stories from Amy Tan's life that inspired bestselling novels like The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan has touched millions of readers with haunting and sympathetic novels of cultural complexity and profound empathy. With the same spirit and humor that characterize her acclaimed novels, she now shares her insight into her own life and how she escaped the curses of her past to make a future of her own. She takes us on a journey from her childhood of tragedy and comedy to the present day and her arrival as one of the world's best-loved novelists. Whether recalling arguments with her mother in suburban California or introducing us to the ghosts that inhabit her computer, The Opposite of Fate offers vivid portraits of choices, attitudes, charms, and luck in action--a refreshing antidote to the world-weariness and uncertainties we all face today. ▾Biblioteksbeskrivelser af bogens indhold No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThingmedlemmers beskrivelse af bogens indhold |
Current DiscussionsIngen Google Books — Indlæser... Byt (33 have, 24 ønsker) |
)
)
5