Amy Tan Revisits The Roots Of Her Writing Career In 'Where The Past Begins'
In a new memoir, the Joy Luck Club author searches her past for the sources of her creativity. She says, "I certainly think that the bad experiences ... shaped me as a writer."
Amy Tan loves jazz and classical music. "I have a Steinway, which was my life's dream," she says, sitting at her grand piano in the middle of her New York living room. When Tan listens to a piece of music, she imagines stories to go with it, so she always listens when she writes.
Tan is best known for novelsthat focus on mother-daughter relationships and Chinese-American culture — novels like. Her latest book, is a writer's memoir. In it, Tan delves into her past to uncover the sources of her own creativity.
