The Joy Luck Club

Four Chinese women, four America daughters - can they learn to understand each other? In 1949 a group of Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and new hope for their daughters’ futures, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Their daughters, who have never heard these stories, think their mothers’ advice is irrelevant to their modern American lives – until their own inner crises reveal how much they’ve inherited of their mothers’ pasts. 'Pure enchantment' Mail on Sunday ‘Honest, moving and beautifully courageous’ Alice Walker 'An ambitious saga that's impossible to read without wanting to call your Mum' Stylist

Four Chinese women, four America daughters - can they learn to understand each other? In 1949 a group of Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and new hope for their daughters’ futures, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Their daughters, who have never heard these stories, think their mothers’ advice is irrelevant to their modern American lives – until their own inner crises reveal how much they’ve inherited of their mothers’ pasts. 'Pure enchantment' Mail on Sunday ‘Honest, moving and beautifully courageous’ Alice Walker 'An ambitious saga that's impossible to read without wanting to call your Mum' Stylist

"The Joy Luck Club" er en rørende fortælling af Amy Tan, som beskriver forholdet mellem en række mødre, som er kinesiske immigranter, og deres amerikanskfødte døtre. I 1949 mødes fire kinesiske kvinder, som er bosat i San Francisco, for at spille mahjong og fortælle historier om alt det, de har efterladt i Kina. De bliver både knyttet sammen af deres tab og håb for deres døtres fremtid. Døtrene, som aldrig har hørt disse historier, synes imidlertid ikke, at mødrenes råd er relevante for et moderne amerikansk liv. Det ændrer sig dog, da de opdager, hvor meget de ubevidst har arvet fra deres mødres fortid. Denne udgave af Amy Tans tankevækkende fortælling "The Joy Luck Club" er udgivet i anledning af bogens 30-års jubilæum og indeholder en ny introduktion skrevet af forfatteren.

"The Joy Luck Club" er en rørende fortælling af Amy Tan, som beskriver forholdet mellem en række mødre, som er kinesiske immigranter, og deres amerikanskfødte døtre. I 1949 mødes fire kinesiske kvinder, som er bosat i San Francisco, for at spille mahjong og fortælle historier om alt det, de har efterladt i Kina. De bliver både knyttet sammen af deres tab og håb for deres døtres fremtid. Døtrene, som aldrig har hørt disse historier, synes imidlertid ikke, at mødrenes råd er relevante for et moderne amerikansk liv. Det ændrer sig dog, da de opdager, hvor meget de ubevidst har arvet fra deres mødres fortid. Denne udgave af Amy Tans tankevækkende fortælling "The Joy Luck Club" er udgivet i anledning af bogens 30-års jubilæum og indeholder en ny introduktion skrevet af forfatteren.

" The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin's iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper, and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions today. The Joy Luck Club In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan's debut novel--now widely regarded as a modern classic--examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between these four women and their American-born daughters.

" The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers competition For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin's iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper, and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions today. The Joy Luck Club In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan's debut novel--now widely regarded as a modern classic--examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between these four women and their American-born daughters.