Where the past begins : a writer's memoir
In Where the Past Begins, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan reveals herself in a way she never has before, delving into her childhood, adolescence, family history, beginnings as a writer and professional life to explore the answers to questions of purpose and meaning that we all ask ourselves as we get older. Moving from her childhood in Oakland and growing up with her Chinese parents through her success as a novelist, Amy Tan delves into her creative interests in music, the paralysis of beginning a new project, journal-writing and travelling. Where the Past Begins chronicles the making of a writer. With characteristic humor and poignant observation, Tan weaves a nontraditional introspective narrative that is as complex and vibrant as this beloved American novelist's fiction. Interspersed with direct correspondence between the author and her editor, this audiobook will give fans and critics unparalleled insight into the author's process, her thoughts on the literary enterprise, and her singularly warm, intelligent mind.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062694751
- ISBN: 0062694758
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 sound file (14 hr., 40 min., 27 sec.)) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Harper Audio, [2017]
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Amy Tan and Daniel Halpern. |
Source of Description Note: | Hard copy version record. |
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Subject: | Tan, Amy Tan, Amy Novelists, American 20th century Biography Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) Novelists, American |
Genre: | Biographies. Audiobooks. Downloadable audio books. Audiobooks. Biographies. Biography. |
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