Narrated by Dana Gioia ; readings by Ming-Na ; featuring Molly Giles, James McBride, Carolyn See, Charles J. Shields, Amy Tan, John Kuo Wei Tchen, and Lijun Wang. "The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, developed in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest"--Container. Compact disc.
Summary:
Readings of excerpts from and critical analysis of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, a novel about four mothers, four daughters, and four families whose paths cross in 1949 in San Francisco as four Chinese women begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk.
Series:
Big read
LCCN:
2008648891
Locations:
LDPB975 -- Correctionville Public Library (Correctionville) — NFCD 817 TAN
KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)
OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)
YFPC572 -- Springville Memorial Library (Springville)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.