Literary
The Joy Luck Club
Four Chinese immigrant mothers who meet weekly to play mahjong, and their American-born daughters, take turns telling the stories that explain their relationships with each other.
- First published
- 1989
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like linked stories about mothers and daughters and the things that get lost between generations.
Skip this if you prefer a single narrator and a continuous plot over a rotating cast of voices.
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