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Fascinante mezcla de fantasía étnica, libro de viajes, choque de costumbres, apuntes sobre arte, budismo, colorido exotismo e historias que componen una narración variada y con buen ritmo Doce amigos estadounidenses estan a punto de emprender el viaje de su vida, desde el pie del Himalaya en China hacia las selvas inexploradas de Birmania, para profundizar en el arte y la cultura de ambos paises. La mañana del dia de Navidad, todos menos uno -que sufre resaca- inician una excursion de medio dia, pero ya no regresan. Los diez amigos se encuentran en medio de la selva, en un poblado secreto donde se oculta una tribu medio extinguida que ve en uno de ellos a su salvador, el lider que han estado esperando para que les proteja de la violencia del regimen militar birmano.

Una fascinante fantasía étnica. Doce amigos estadounidenses emprenden un viaje a las selvas inexploradas de Birmania, para profundizar en su arte y su cultura. Los diez amigos van a parar a un poblado secreto donde se oculta una tribu medio extinguida que ve en uno de ellos a su salvador, el lider que han estado esperando para que les proteja de la violencia del regimen militar birmano. El estilo inconfundible de la autora y el colorido exotico de la novela son una garantia de ventas. Los fans de Amy Tan adoraran este libro, que ademas puede ganarle nuevos lectores porque va mas alla de sus historias generacionales. El Club de la Buena Estrella y La hija del curandero, fueron espectaculares exitos de ventas. Otros titulos publicados en Booket: Los cien sentidos secretos (733775) y La esposa del Dios de Fuego (733776) Campaña Voces de Oriente

A personal account of life as seen through the eyes of one of America's best-loved novelists. Over the course of her writing life, Amy Tan's essays and articles have appeared in numerous magazines, journals and anthologies, much to the delight of her fans. Here she has put together her musings on what she sees as the opposites of fate. This work should illuminate her fiction and give her readers a rare glimpse into her heart and mind. Born into a family that believed in fate, Tan has always looked for ways to make sense of the world - other than the excuse of destiny. From retelling the tales of her ancestors, to redecorating her house, and from seeing ghosts to strapping on skis, her narrative journey reflects on fate's opposites - lucky accidents, choice, memory - as well as on the comfort of accepting her past.

Amy Tan''s fifth novel takes a group of travelers and strands them in the jungles of Myanmar when a bridge they are crossing collapses. There, they tangle with a local tribe who declare one of their party a god who can save them from the ruthless militarist regime. The tourists include an expert on tropical plants, a famous dog trainer, a teenage boy, and the narrator--the ghost of a woman who was prevented from joining the tour by her sudden death.

Amy Tan, Lorelei King, Pik-Sen LimSet in contemporary San Francisco and in a Chinese village where Peking Man is unearthed, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, its most profound hopes. This is the story of LuLing Young, who searches for the name of her mother, the daughter of the famous Bonesetter from the Mouth of the Mountain. The story conjures the pain of broken dreams, the power of myths, and the strength of love that enables us to recover in memory what we have lost in grief. Tan has a master's degree in linguistics from San Jose State University and worked as a language specialist to programs serving children with developmental disabilities.

Olivia cuenta la transformación que sufrió su vida cuando irrumpió en ella Kwan, la hermanastra que su padre había abandonado en China cuando emigró a Estados Unidos en la época de la revolución comunista. Kwan, posee los misteriosos "ojos yin" que le dan poderes para revivir, e incluso reencarnar, fantasmas reales y lengendarios del pasado, y cuenta historias que fascinan e irritan a la vez a Olivia. Pero, cuando las circunstancias conducen a las dos hermanas al pueblo natal de Kwan, la magia, el amor y la fatalidad de esas historias empiezan a adquirir relevancia y a generar imprevisibles consecuencias.

Una emocionante historia de dos generaciones de mujeres chinas y de sus encuentros y desencuentros. Cuatro mujeres se reúnen regularmente para jugar al mag-jong y contarse historias. A partir de aquí, iran reconciliandose con sus respectivos pasados familiares y comprendiendo la inmensidad del drama humano que viven las mujeres de su pais.

Amy Tan has touched millions of readers with haunting and sympathetic novels of cultural complexity and profound empathy. With the same spirit and humor that characterize her acclaimed novels, she now shares her insight into her own life and how she escaped the curses of her past to make a future of her own. She takes us on a journey from her childhood of tragedy and comedy to the present day and her arrival as one of the worlds best-loved novelists. Whether recalling arguments with her mother in suburban California or introducing us to the ghosts that inhabit her computer, The Opposite of Fate offers vivid portraits of choices, attitudes, charms, and luck in actiona refreshing antidote to the world-weariness and uncertainties we all face today.

Set in contemporary San Francisco and pre-war China, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an extraordinary and inspiring excavation of the human spirit. With great warmth and humour, Amy Tan gives us a mesmerising story of a mother and daughter discovering together that what they share in their bones through history and heredity is priceless beyond measure.