Where the Past Begins: A Writer’s Memoir
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Amy Tan. Where the Past Begins: A Writer’s Memoir
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INTRODUCTION. WHERE THE PAST BEGINS
PROLOGUE. THE BREAKER OF COMBS. An Outtake from an Abandoned Novel
CHAPTER ONE. A LEAKY IMAGINATION
CHAPTER TWO. MUSIC AS MUSE
[ QUIRK ] Souvenir from a Dream
CHAPTER THREE. HIDDEN GENIUS
Interlude. REORIENTATION: HOMER, ALASKA
CHAPTER FOUR. GENUINE EMOTIONS
CHAPTER FIVE. THE FEELING OF WHAT IT FELT LIKE WHEN IT HAPPENED
[ QUIRK ] A Mere Mortal at Age Twenty-Five
A Mere Mortal at Age Twenty-Six
[ QUIRK ] How to Change Fate: Step 1
Interlude. THE UNFURLING OF LEAVES
Interlude. THE AUNTIE OF THE WOMAN WHO LOST HER MIND
CHAPTER SIX. UNSTOPPABLE
[ QUIRK ] Time and Distance: Age Twenty-Four
Time and Distance: Age Fifty
Time and Distance: Age Sixty
CHAPTER SEVEN. THE DARKEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE
[ QUIRK ] Nipping Dog
CHAPTER EIGHT. THE FATHER I DID NOT KNOW
[ QUIRK ] Reliable Witness
Interlude. I AM THE AUTHOR OF THIS NOVEL
CHAPTER NINE. HOW I LEARNED TO READ
[ QUIRK ] Splayed Poem: The Road
[ QUIRK ] Eidolons
CHAPTER TEN. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
CHAPTER ELEVEN. LETTERS IN ENGLISH
[ QUIRK ] Why Write?
CHAPTER TWELVE. LANGUAGE: A LOVE STORY. An Outtake from an Abandoned Novel
[ QUIRK ] Intestinal Fortitude
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. PRINCIPLES OF LINGUISTICS
EPILOGUE. COMPANIONS IN THE HOUSE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
About the Author
ALSO BY AMY TAN
About the Publisher
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For Daniel Halpern,
suddenly and finally,
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CHAPTER SEVEN – The Darkest Moment of My Life
Quirk – Nipping Dog
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