Título: The Hundred Secret Senses
Autor: Amy Tan
Sinopse: "The wisest and most captivating novel tan has written." -"The Boston Globe" Set in San Francisco and in a remote village of Southwestern China, Amy Tan's "The Hundred Secret Senses" is a tale of American assumptions shaken by Chinese ghosts and broadened with hope. In 1962, five-year-old Olivia meets the half-sister she never knew existed, eighteen-year-old Kwan from China, who sees ghosts with her "yin eyes." Decades later, Olivia describes her complicated relationship with her sister and her failing marriage, as Kwan reveals her story, sweeping the reader into the splendor and violence of mid-nineteenth century China. With her characteristic wisdom, grace, and humor, Tan conjures up a story of the inheritance of love, its secrets and senses, its illusions and truths.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Hundred Secret Senses”, de Amy Tan, publicado pela editora None found, em 1995 e com 322 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: None found
Páginas: 322
Ano: 1995
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 0006550525
ISBN13: 9780006550525
