Saving Fish From Drowning - Hardcover

Tan, Amy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399153012 ISBN 13: 9780399153013

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2005

Synopsis

During an ill-fated trip to Myanmar, eleven American tourists are abducted by a renegade tribe that believes that Rupert, a surly teenager with the group, is the reincarnation of their god Younger White Brother, who has returned to save them from their country's militaristic government, in a novel narrated by the ghost of the murdered woman who had set up the trip. 400,000 first printing.

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Review:

Praise for ‘The Kitchen God’s Wife’:

‘In this remarkable book Tan manages to illuminate the nobility of friendship and the necessity of humour. Give yourself over to the world she creates.’ New York Times

‘Once again this wonderful novel has extended experience. There is something dizzyingly elemental about Tan’s storytelling; it melds the rich simplicities of fairytales with a delicate lyrical style.’ Sunday Times

‘Tan is a prodigal with her talent. She weaves a dazzling web of unfamiliar colours, smells, tastes and landscapes.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Amy Tan writes with passion and humour, making East and West mutually more comprehensible.’ Daily Mail

Praise for ‘The Bonesetter’s Daughter’:

‘Compelling...exotic lands and the past lend themselves to poetry. Tan turns the familiar but harrowing accounts of pre-Communist Chinese women into a romantic and intriguing tale. LuLing is a classic Tan character, a resilient survivor who, like Olivia in “The Hundred Secret Senses”, betrays someone close to her with dire consequences.' Times Literary Supplement

'A classic [told with] originality and humourt...this is a delicious page-turner that keeps you guessing, laughing and crying until the end.' Sunday Express

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About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0399153012
• ISBN 13: 9780399153013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 474