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The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings

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Country
  
USA

Published
  
2003 Putnam

Pages
  
398

Page count
  
398

Subject
  
Memoir

Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Hardback)

Author
  
Amy Tan

ISBN
  
9780399150746

OCLC
  
52493386

Similar
  
Amy Tan books, Other books

The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings is a 2003 memoir by Amy Tan. It is a collection of essays about her life, family and influences.

Contents

Reception

Publishers Weekly called it a "robust book" and wrote "this is a powerful collection that should enthrall readers of The Joy Luck Club and Tan's other novels." Kirkus wrote "her prose is thoughtful, never maudlin or self-pitying. Tan writes as easily and unpretentiously about herself as about others." and described it as "An examined life recalled with wisdom and grace."

Awards

  • New York Times Notable Book
  • Booklist Editors' Choice
  • 2004 Audie Award for Best Nonfiction, Abridged
  • References

    The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings Wikipedia