Where the Past Begins (eBook)

Memory and Imagination

Amy Tan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
368 Seiten
Harpercollins (Verlag)
978-0-06-231930-2 (ISBN)

Infos

FromNew York Timesbestselling author Amy Tan, a memoir about finding meaning in life through acts of creativity and imagination. As seen on PBS American Masters "e;Unintended Memoir."e;InWhere the Past Begins, bestselling author ofThe Joy Luck ClubandThe Valley of AmazementAmy Tan reveals the ways that our memories and personal experiences can inform our creative work. Drawing on her vivid impressions of her upbringing, Tan investigates the truths and inspirations behind her writing while illuminating how we all explore, confront, and process complex memories, especially half-forgotten ones from childhood.With candor, empathy, and humor, Tan sheds light on her own writing process, sharing her hard-won insights on the nature of creativity and inspiration while exploring the universal urge to examine truth through the workings of imaginationand what that imaginative world tells us about our own lives.Where the Past Beginsis both a unique look into the mind of an extraordinary storyteller and an indispensable guide for writers, artists, and other creative thinkers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.10.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 0-06-231930-2 / 0062319302
• ISBN-13: 978-0-06-231930-2 / 9780062319302