Yiyun Li

Yiyun Li is the author of twelve books, including Things in Nature Merely Grow. Her honors include fellowships from the MacArthur and Guggenheim Foundations, and a Windham Campbell Prize, among others.
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Tribute

Edmund White

My friend in literature, laughter, and grief
Yiyun Li
June 6, 2025
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Conversations

The Merits of Imperfection

Why literature’s best is usually deeply flawed
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
and
Yiyun Li
December 1, 2020
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Fiction

The Reason Why

Yiyun Li
December 1, 2020