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Author Amy Tan.

Author Amy Tan. Tan's debut novel, "The Joy Luck Club," was a huge critical and commercial success, and it earned Tan a nomination for the National Book Award. Earlier this year she published her follow-up novel, called "The Kitchen God's Wife." (Rebroadcast. Original date 6/18/91).

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 12, 1991: Interview with Dave Frishberg; Interview with Amy Tan; Review of John Adams' opera "The Death of Klinghoffer."
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Dave Frishberg in Concert.

A live concert with jazz pianist, singer, and lyricist Dave Frishberg. Frishberg's long been known for his satirical songs, such as "My Attorney Bernie," and "I'm Hip." His new album, "Classics," is a collection of some of his best-known songs from previous albums. (It's on Concord Jazz records).

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An Indistinct Opera.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews "The Death of Klinghoffer," the new opera from composer John Adams. It recently had its American premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Author Amy Tan's New Take on Mothers and Daughters

Tan's debut novel, "The Joy Luck Club," was a huge critical and commercial success, earning Tan a nomination for the National Book Award. She has a new novel, called "The Kitchen God's Wife," which draws explicitly from her mother's experiences as a Chinese immigrant and survivor of an abusive relationship.

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Tiger Mothers: Raising Children The Chinese Way.

Amy Chua, a professor of law at Yale, has written her first memoir about raising children the "Chinese way" — with strict rules and expectations. Maureen Corrigan predicts the book will be "a book club and parenting blog phenomenon."

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Novelist Amy Tan Discusses Ghosts and Her Latest Novel.

Novelist Amy Tan. Her best-selling books include The Joy Luck Club, and The Kitchen God's Wife. Her newest novel is The Hundred Secret Senses (Putnam's), about two half-sisters. One is Chinese-American, the other is Chinese, and has the ability to see ghosts.

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