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| Author | Amy Tan |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Memoir |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | USA |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 398 |
| ISBN | 9780399150746 |
| OCLC | 52493386 |
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