AmyTan(bornFebruary19,1952)isanAmericanwriterwhoseworksexploremother-daughterrelationships.In1993,Tan'sadaptationofherfirstnovel,TheJoyLuckClub,becameacommerciallysuccessfulfilm.Thebookhasbeentranslatedinto35languages. 　　Tanhaswrittenseveralotherbestsellingnovels,includingTheKitchenGod'sWife,TheHundredSecretSenses,TheBonesetter'sDaughterandSavingFishFromDrowning.Shealsowroteacollectionofnon-fictionessaysentitledTheOppositeofFate:ABookofMusings.HermostrecentnovelSavingFishFromDrowningexploresthetribulationsexperiencedbyagroupofpeoplewhodisappearwhileonanartexpeditioninthejunglesofBurma.Inadditiontothese,Tanhaswrittentwochildren'sbooks:TheMoonLady(1992)andSagwa,theChineseSiameseCat(1994),whichwasturnedintoananimatedseriesairingonPBS.ShealsoappearedonPBSinashortspotencouragingchildrentowrite.