A book on burma popped into his hands when he was in a bookstore. Amy tan s saving fish from drowning begins with a detailed story explaining how its manuscriptsupposedly the psychic dictation of dead san francisco art collector bibi chenfirst came to light. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Within what we say is what we mean, what we dont intend, what we want people to think we mean. At times dreamy, at times direct and to the point, tan s surreal and harrowing tale of adventure oftentimes seems almost to enter the realm of magical realism. On an illfated art expedition into the southern shan. A pious man drops his net into the water and scoops out hundreds of fish to save them from drowning. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The novel was awarded an honorable mention from the asianpacific american awards for literature. Then it begins again with a newspaper report about 11 american tourists disappearing in burma.
A new direction for tan in her new novel, amy tan sets a group of tourists off to burma accompanied, in spirit, by a friend and guide named bibi chen who. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Saving fish from drowning seduces the reader with a fagade of buddhist illusions, magicians tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picaresque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of intentionsboth good and badand about the shared responsibility that individuals must accept for the actions of others. With a new introduction by the author amy tan s moving and poignant tale of immigrant chinese mothers and their americanborn daughters that inspired the. Amy tan says in her note to the reader that she drew inspiration for her work from a collection of automatic writing. Buy saving fish from drowning by amy tan read by online at alibris. That is the reason for the title, saving fish from drowning. With a new introduction by the author amy tan s moving and poignant tale of immigrant chinese mothers and their americanborn daughters that inspired the bafta nominated film in 1949 four chinese women, recent immigrants to san francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they. Readers circle saving fish from drowning by amy tan.
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