Saving Fish From Drowning - Amy Tan

Saving Fish from Drowning is a 2005 novel written by Amy Tan. It is her fifth work. The book is about 12 American tourists who travel to China and Burma.

The novel received an honourable mention from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.

The story concerns a group of American tourists travelling the Burma Road from China to Myanmar, and the comic confusions that occur when they are kidnapped by a group of Karen people who believe one of the American teenagers to be a prophesied saviour. The Americans, for their part, are not even aware that they are being kidnapped.

The story is told through the omniscient first person narrative of Bibi Chen, the tour leader who unexpectedly dies before the trip takes place and who continues to watch over her friends as they journey towards their fate.

The novel explores the hidden strengths of the tourists, set in the uneasy political situation in Burma.

ISBN: 9780007219896

Pages: 474

Trade paperback

4th Estate, 2005

Edition: 01

Good condition; cover has minor creases

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