E-mail a friendOctober 25, 2005
Author Bruce Feiler considers Iraq's new constitution. Amy Tan explains the title of her controversial new book, Saving Fish from Drowning.
Bruce Feiler
Bruce Feiler
Bruce Feiler is considered one of the leading writers of his generation. His best-selling books have been the outcome of his many adventures, including stints as an English teacher in a Japanese town, a circus clown and on a tour bus with Garth Brooks. Feiler is also an award-winning journalist who's written for publications such as Gourmet, Parade and The New Republic. His audience expanded when he decided to explore Biblical history in such books as Walking the Bible, Abraham, Where God Was Born and, his latest, America's Prophet.
Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Amy Tan's first novel, The Joy Luck Club, has been translated into 36 languages and made into a feature film. Before becoming a writer, Tan had a variety of jobs, from bartending to counseling developmentally disabled children. She also studied jazz piano. Born in Oakland, CA to Chinese immigrants, Tan has written about trying, as a child, to integrate American culture with her heritage. She earned an M.A. in linguistics and freelanced as a business writer. Saving Fish from Drowning is Tan's latest novel.