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TwoKindsByAmyTan（谭恩美谭恩美）FromTheJoyLuckClubTheauthorAbouttheauthorAmyTan,Best-sellingChineseAmericannovelist:

borninFeb,19,1952,inOakland,California.HerfamilylivedinseveralcommunitiesinNorthernCaliforniabeforesettlinginSantaClara.BothofherparentswereChineseimmigrants.Herfather,JohnTan,wasanelectricalengineerandBaptistministerwhocametoAmericatoescapetheturmoiloftheChineseCivilWar.Theharrowing（miserable）earlylifeofhermother,AbouttheauthorDaisy,inspiredAmyTansnovelTheKitchenGodsWife.InChina,Daisyhaddivorcedanabusivehusbandbutlostcustodyofherthreedaughters.ShewasforcedtoleavethembehindwhensheescapedonthelastboattoleaveShanghaibeforetheCommunisttakeoverin1949.HermarriagetoJohnTanproducedthreechildren,Amyandhertwobrothers.AbouttheauthorTragedystrucktheTanfamilywhenAmysfatherandoldestbrotherbothdiedofbraintumorswithinayearofeachother.Mrs.TanmovedhersurvivingchildrentoSwitzerland,whereAmyfinishedhighschool,butbythistimemotheranddaughterwereinconstantconflict.AbouttheauthorMotheranddaughterdidnotspeakforsixmonthsafterAmyTanlefttheBaptistcollegehermotherhadselectedforherandfollowherboyfriendtoSanJoseCityCollege.Tanfurtherdefiedhermotherbyabandoningthepre-medcoursetopursuethestudyofEnglishandlinguistics.AbouttheauthorShereceivedherbachelorsandmastersdegreesinthesefieldsatSanJoseStateUniversity.In1974,sheandherboyfriend,LouisDeMatteiweremarried.TheywerelatertosettleinSanFranciscoDeMattei,anattorney,tookupthepracticeoftaxlaw,whileTanstudiedforadoctorateinlinguistics,firstattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaCruz,lateratBerkeley.AbouttheauthorBythistime,shehaddevelopedaninterestintheproblemsofthedevelopmentallydisabled.Sheleftthedoctoralprogramin1976andtookajobasalanguagedevelopmentconsultanttotheAlamedaCountyAssociationforRetardedCitizensandlaterdirectedatrainingprojectfordevelopmentallydisabledchildrenAbouttheauthorWithapartner,shestartedabusinesswritingfirm,providingspeechesforsalesmenandexecutivesforlargecorporations.Afteradisputewithherpartner,whobelievedsheshouldgiveupwritingtoconcentrateonthemanagementsideofthebusiness,shebecameafull-timefreelancewriter.AbouttheauthorAmongherbusinessworks,writtenundernon-Chinese-soundingpseudonyms,werea26-chapterbookletcalled“TelecommunicationsandYou”,producedforIBM.AmyTanprosperedasabusinesswriter.Afterafewyearsinbusinessforherself,shehadsavedenoughmoneytobuyahouseforhermother.AbouttheauthorSheandherhusbandlivedwellontheirdoubleincome,buttheharderTanworkedatherbusiness,themoredissatisfiedshebecame.Theworkhadbecomeacompulsivehabitandshesoughtreliefincreativeefforts.Shestudiedjazzpiano,hopingtochannelthemusicaltrainingforcedonherbyherparentsinchildhoodintoamorepersonalexpression.Shealsobegantowritefiction.AbouttheauthorHerfirststoryEndgame,wonheradmissiontotheSquawValleywritersworkshoptaughtbynovelistOakleyHall.ThestoryappearedinFM,literarymagazine,andwasreprintedinSeventeen.Aliteraryagent,SandraDijkstra,wasimpressedenoughwithTanssecondstoryWaitingBetweentheTrees,totakeheronasaclient.DijlstraencouragedTantocompleteanentirevolumeofstories.AbouttheauthorJustasshewasembarkingonthisnewcareer,Tansmotherfellill.AmyTanpromisedherselfthatifhermotherrecovered,shewouldtakehertoChina,toseethedaughterwhohadbeenleftbehindalmostfortyyearsbefore.Mrs.TanregainedherhealthandmotheranddaughterdepartedforChinain1987.ThetripwasarevelationforTan.Itgaveheranewperspectiveonheroften-difficultrelationshipwithhermother,andinspiredhertocompletethebookofstoriesshehadpromisedheragent.AbouttheauthorOnthebasisofthecompletedchaptersandasynopsis（概要）概要）oftheothers,Dijkstrafoundapublisherforthebook,nowcalledTheJoyLuckClub.Witha$50,000advancefromG.P.PutnamsSons,Tanquitbusinesswritingandfinishedherbookinalittlemorethanfourmonths.Uponitspublicationin1989,TansbookwonenthusiasticreviewsandspenteightmonthsontheNewYorkTimesbest-sellerlist.Paperbackrightsoldfor$1.23million.Thebookhasbeentranslatedin17languages,includingChinese.AbouttheauthorHersubsequentnovel,TheKitchenGodsWife（1991）confirmedherreputationandenjoyedexcellentsales.SincethenAmyTanhaspublishedtwobooksforchildren,TheMoonLadyandTheChineseSiameseCatandtwonovels.TheHundredSecretSenses（1995）andTheBonesettersDaughter（2001）.TheOppositeofFate:

ABookofMusings,appearedin2003.Hermostrecentbook,SavingFishFromDrowningexploresthetribulations（艰难）（艰难）experiencedby