谭恩美小说《喜福会》应该读吗 Why Should You Read "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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In her Auntie An-mei's home, Jing-Mei reluctantly takes her seat at the eastern corner of the mahjong table.

At the North, South and West corner are her aunties, long-time members of the Joy Luck Club.

This group of immigrant families comes together weekly to trade gossip, feast on wonton and sweet chaswei, and play mahjong.

However, the club's founder, Jing-Mei's mother Suyuan, has recently passed away.

At first, Jing-Mei struggles to fill her place at the table.

But when her aunties reveal a deeply buried secret about Suyuan's life, Jing-Mei realizes she still has a lot to learn about her mother, and herself.

In Amy Tan's 1989 debut novel, "The Joy Luck Club," this gathering at the mahjong table is the point of departure for a series of interconnected vignettes.

The book itself is loosely structured to imitate the format of the Chinese game.

Just as mahjong is played over four rounds with at least four hands each, the book is divided into four parts, each with four chapters.

Alternately set in China or San Francisco, each chapter narrates a single story from one of the four matriarchs of the Joy Luck Club or their American-born daughters.

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