The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings [Fate and faith: CliffsNotes version of my life -- How we knew -- Question of fate -- Faith -- Changing the past: Last week -- My grandmother's choice -- Thinly

by Tan, Amy

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New York : Putnam c2003., 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st ed., 1st printing ; 398 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm ; ISBN 9780399150746, 9780142004890, 0399150749, 0142004898 ; OCLC 52493386 ; LOC No PS3570.A48 Z47 2003 ;Dewey 813/.54 ; orange and red cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; Contents: Fate and faith: CliffsNotes version of my life -- How we knew -- Question of fate -- Faith -- Changing the past: Last week -- My grandmother's choice -- Thinly disguised memoir -- Persona errata -- Scent -- American circumstances and Chinese character: Fish cheeks -- dangerous advice -- Midlife confidential -- Arrival banquet -- Joy luck and Hollywood -- Strong winds, strong influences: What she meant -- Confessions -- Pretty beyond belief -- Most hateful words -- My love affair with Vladimir Nabokov -- Luck, chance, and a charmed life: Inferior decorating -- Room with a view, new kitchen, and ghosts -- Retreat to reality -- My hair, my face, my nails -- Ghosts of my imagination -- Choice of words: What the library means to me -- Mother tongue -- Language of discretion -- Five writing tips -- Required reading and other dangerous subjects -- Angst and the second book -- Best stories -- Hope: What I would remember -- To complain is American -- Opposite of fate; In her first book of nonfiction, bestselling novelist Amy Tan shares her personal philosophy of fate. Amy Tan was born into a family that believed in fate. In "The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings," s

• Publisher: New York : Putnam c2003.
• Year: 2003
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: first
• Binding: hardcover

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