Order of Amy Tan Books

Amy Tan is an American writer known for her contributions to Chinese American literature, particularly her novel The Joy Luck Club. She has made an appearance on The Simpsons in animated form. A central theme in her work is the exploration of the mother-daughter relationship. During her teenage years, she experienced the loss of both her brother and father to brain tumors in quick succession. After relocating to Switzerland, Amy’s mother disclosed that she had three daughters in China from a previous abusive marriage. Amy resides in California with her husband, Louis, whom she met on a blind date. She became a published author in 1989 with The Joy Luck Club. Below is a list of Amy Tan’s books in the order of their original publication.

Amy Tan became a published novelist in 1956 with the novel Points of View. Below is a list of Amy Tan's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Joy Luck Club	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Kitchen God's Wife	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Hundred Secret Senses	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bonesetter's Daughter	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Saving Fish from Drowning	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Valley of Amazement	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Rules for Virgins	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Children's Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Moon Lady	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Post Pregnancy Diet	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Where The Past Begins: A Writers Memoir	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Backyard Bird Chronicles	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Points of View	(1956)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
American Voices	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mid-life Confidential	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Out of the Mold	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best American Short Stories 1999	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Eloquent Essay	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Little Big Book of California	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
40 Model Essays	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rotten English: A Literary Anthology	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
First Words: Earliest Writing from Favorite Contemporary Authors	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Boomer List	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Selected Shorts Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever,Tessa Hadley,John Biguenet,Adam Haslett,Rattawut Lapcharoensap,Symphony Space,Galina Vromen)	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
American Classics (With: Edgar Allan Poe,Joyce Carol Oates,Eudora Welty,John Cheever,Alice Walker,Donald Barthelme,John Sayles,Symphony Space)	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth (With: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,Walter Dean Myers,Judith Cofer,Neal Shusterman,Cherylene Lee,M. Jerry Weiss,Helen S. Weiss,Elennora Tate,Eugenia Collier,Paul Many,Michael Rosovsky)	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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