Tan, Amy

The Hundred Secret Senses

ISBN: 0399141146
New York, NY, USA: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. “Set in San Francisco and in a remote village of Southern China, this is a tale of American pragmatism shaken, and soothed, by Chinese ghosts. What proof of love do we seek between mother and daughter, among sisters, lovers, and friends? What are its boundaries and failings? Can love go beyond “Until death do us part”? And if so, which aspects haunt us like regretful ghosts?” (From front flap) Author of The Joy Luck Club (1989) Amy Tan (b.1952) resurrects the past in The Hundred Secret Senses with Olivia (“Libby-ah”) Laguni and her half sister, Kwan Li, who claims to have memories from a past life in China. A characteristically profound and rich exploration of cultural identity, sisterhood, spirituality, and our existence in relation to the past, The Hundred Secret Senses is further proof of Tan’s literary prowess and ability to weave magic into the threads of the human condition. Tan has received multiple awards for The Joy Luck Club and has been presented the National Humanities Medal for expanding the American literary canon. You may also be interested in a first edition & first printing of the aforementioned The Joy Luck Club which you can find (as of this writing) in our collection (Item #6170)! From the collection of Barbara (1935-2023) & Irving (1933-2018) Nusbaum - world travelers, connoisseurs, eminent collectors of art & books, and the dearly beloved late parents of our esteemed founder, Arthur S. Nusbaum. Hardcover in clipped dust jacket: First edition though not stated at copyright page, First printing indicated by number sequence thereon. Book is in Very Fine condition with virtually no flaws. 2 Borders bookmarks between front paste down and first endpaper from the Birmingham branch that the Nusbaums frequented. Dust jacket is in similarly Very Fine condition with some very minor bumping along top of spine and some scratching at back cover. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #6442]

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