"The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I
first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me,
it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you
cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely
inspirational." --Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians
Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve
influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design
offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback
Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books 50 Covers
competition
For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange
Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin's iconic book design with
twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth
and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible
editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover
design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper,
and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design
treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions
today.
The Joy Luck Club
In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin
meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared
unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With
wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan's debut novel--now widely regarded as a
modern classic--examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always
deep connection between these four women and their American-born
daughters.
