Swallowing Clouds
The emotional plight of a Chinese exile is the theme of Ng’s second novel (after Silver Sister). Born in a mud hut in a village near Shanghai, Syn endures her first exile, to Inner Mongolia, during the Cultural Revolution.
american women writers of chinese descent
Amy Tan
American author known for the novel The Joy Luck Club, which was adapted into a film of the same name in 1993 by director Wayne Wang