Yiyun Li

Where Reasons End

Mother seeks meaning after son's suicide through written questions

About the author

Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li

Chinese-American author whose fiction and memoirs explore China's turbulent recent history and the condition of exile with clinical emotional precision. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers won multiple awards. Her memoir Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life is a meditation on literature and depression.

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