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The Hundred Secret Senses

  • 1995 first published
  • 370 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (7 ratings)
  • 39 editions

The Hundred Secret Senses is a 1995 ghost story novel by Amy Tan. Much of the action takes place in China and Fiction. It deals with Schwester, Chinesin, family life and sisters.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 24 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 39 editions across 7 languages.

At about 370 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About The Hundred Secret Senses

Een vrouw van half-Chinese afkomst vindt haar wortels via haar Chinese halfzusje en een tocht naar China en het dorp van haar vader.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Schwester
  • Chinesin
  • Family life
  • Sisters
  • Chinese americans
  • San francisco, Calif.
  • China
  • Littérature américaine
  • Auteurs chinois
  • Chinese American women
  • Hermanas
  • Novela
  • Mujeres chinoamericanas
  • Chinese Americans
  • Domestic fiction
  • Chinese American families

Quick answers

Who wrote The Hundred Secret Senses?

The Hundred Secret Senses was written by Amy Tan and first published in 1995.

What genre is The Hundred Secret Senses?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is The Hundred Secret Senses?

The median edition has 370 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Hundred Secret Senses?

Readers who like it often enjoy Amulet, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and The Passage.

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