Rules of the Game | Author Biography
Tan was born on February 19, 1952, in Oakland, California, two and a half years after her parents emigrated from China. Her father was educated as an engineer in Beijing, but eventually chose to become a Baptist minister. Tan’s mother was the daughter of an upper class family in Shanghai, forced to leave three children behind in China while fleeing an unhappy arranged marriage. During Tan’s teenage years, she lost both her father and brother to brain tumors.
After the passing of her brother and father, Tan’s mother confessed to her that she had two surviving half-sisters who still...
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