Joy Luck Club
(Including A Pair of Tickets, Rules of the Game, Two Kinds)
Amy Tan’s famous novel The Joy Luck Club was published in 1989. It features within it short stories such as “A Pair of Tickets,” “Rules of the Game,” and “Two Kinds.” These stories and the overall novel deal with Chinese-American mothers and daughters struggling with their generational differences and with a heritage that is both Asian and American.
LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms
Call Number for Browsing the Shelves
Circulating Books – A Selected List
Call Number: PS3570 .A48 Z52 2000
Call Number: PS3570 .A48 J632 2002
Call Number: PS3570 .A48 Z69 1998
Call Number: PS3570 .A48 J6 1989
Reference Materials
o Vol. 59, pgs. 89-99
o Vol. 120, pgs. 362-422
o Vol. 151, pgs. 294-352
o Vol. 7, pgs. 3148-3149
o Vol. 6, pgs. 2279-2282 (Separate stories like “A Pair of Tickets” are featured.)
o Vol. 5, pgs. 229-235
o Vol. 6, pg. 2470-71
o Vol.6, pgs. 3485-3488 (The story “Rules of the Game” is featured.)
o Vol. 1, pgs. 203-221
o Vol. 9, pgs. 287-302 (The story “Two Kinds” is featured.)
o Vol. 16, pgs. 253-274 (The story “Rules of the Game” is featured.)
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