Awards & Winners

Amy Tan

Date of Birth 19-February-1952
Place of Birth Oakland
(California, United States of America, Area code 510)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Amy Ruth Tan, The Rock Bottom Remainders
Profession Writer, Novelist
Amy Tan is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships. Her best-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages. In 1993, the book was adapted into a commercially successful film. Tan has written several other bestselling novels, including The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter and Saving Fish from Drowning. She also wrote a collection of non-fiction essays entitled The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. In addition to these, Tan has written two children's books: The Moon Lady and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, which was turned into an animated series which aired on PBS. She also appeared on PBS in a short spot encouraging children to write. Tan is also in a band with several other well-known writers, the Rock Bottom Remainders.

Awards by Amy Tan

Check all the awards nominated and won by Amy Tan.

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted The Joy Luck Club

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay The Joy Luck Club

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Fiction The Joy Luck Club