![]() ![]() The sense that a moral order exists and is frequently violated runs throughout the stories, from. The book's cover claims that A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is primarily concerned with fate, yet the collection is pervaded, almost seized by, a profound concern for morality. ![]() Although Li may go on to prove herself a fine novelist, here she unapologetically shapes self-contained, short pieces which are wholly satisfying and leave the reader with no sense that the author is only practicing for longer (and as is often implied in debut collections, greater) things. Yiyun Li HarperCollins Publishers, Fiction - 254 pages 13 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified Brilliant and. ![]() Li crafts her stories with a sharp intelligence and a confidence that underscores her mastery of the short story form. Two of the stories previously appeared in the Paris Review, which awarded Li its Plimpton Prize others were first published in The New Yorker, Ploughshares, and Glimmer Train. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li, Random House, 2005, $21.95 cloth, ISBN 1400063124.Ī Thousand Years of Good Prayers contains ten powerful stories by Yiyun Li, a Chinese author who has lived in the United States since 1996. ![]()
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