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18 de jun. de 2024 · Amy Tan: Backyard Bird Chronicles. Explore the world of birds like you never have before with bestselling author Amy Tan at the newly remodeled Yale Peabody Museum! Join us for a celebration of all things avian as Amy shares insights from her recent book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles .
2 de jun. de 2024 · In 2016, Tan — whose best-selling novels include “The Joy Luck Club,” “The Kitchen God’s Wife” and “The Bonesetter’s Daughter,” among others — says she felt a chilling change in American culture, one she says she perceived as suddenly rife with overt racism and ill will.
29 de may. de 2024 · If you didn’t know the line “Hope is the thing with feathers” had been written by poet Emily Dickinson, you might think it was the marketing tagline for ”The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” a collection of observations, meditations and drawings by author Amy Tan.
29 de may. de 2024 · First and foremost, it is Tan’s five-year journal of the birds she observed in the vicinity of her Marin County home. Beginning on September 16, 2017 and ending on December 22, 2022, Tan gives readers individual accounts of the birds she saw that day, accompanied by reflections of the day.
18 de jun. de 2024 · With her thing narrative, Tan suggests her advocacy for the quality between cultures, genders, and between objects and humans. This analysis endeavours to inhabit things with a radiance rarely called out in previous critical readings of Tan’s novels and to liberate critical discourse on Chinese American literature from Orientalist ...
5 de jun. de 2024 · Amy Tan. Was it a long-awaited novel? Not exactly. It’s a journal about birds. On May 29, Tan visited Seattle Public Library – Central Library to tell eager fans about her newest release, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles.” It was an historic evening of sorts.
16 de jun. de 2024 · In 2016, Amy Tan grew overwhelmed by the state of the world: Hatred and misinformation became a daily presence on social media, and the country felt more divisive than ever. In search of peace, Tan turned toward the natural world just beyond her window and, specifically, the birds visiting her yard.
