ISBN: 9780007219896 | Published: 2005 | Paperback | RRP 31. Saving Fish From Drowning6.8 Amy Tan, who has an unerring eye for relationships between mothers and daughters, especially Chinese-American. God sent a big fish, some call it a whale, to swallow Jonah and to save him from drowning. I have loved works of fiction precisely for their illusions, for the author's sleight-of-hand in showing me the magic, what appeared in the. Amy Tan, quote from Saving Fish from Drowning.

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Through the twists of fate, curses, and just plain human error, they find themselves deep in the Burma jungle, where they encounter a tribe awaiting the return of the leader and the mythical book of wisdom that will protect them from the ravages and destruction of the Myanmar military regime.įilled with Amy Tan's signature 'idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery,' (Los Angeles Times), Saving Fish from Drowning seduces the reader with a facade of Buddhist illusions, magician tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picaresque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of intentions - both good and bad - and of the shared responsibility that individuals must accept for the actions of others. As soon as they tossed Jonah in the water, the storm stopped. In each of her previous novels, she has seduced readers with the. You don't have to be stupid to marry the wrong man. On an ill-fated art expedition of the Southern Shan State in Burma, eleven Americans leave their Floating Island Resort for a Christmas morning tour - and disappear. Now reverse it so it looks like the bird is making the fish drown. The highly-anticipated new novel from the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter.

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