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Yiyun Li

Born 1972 · China

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Books on prize lists

  • Written in English

    Pulitzer 2024 · Finalist

    Wednesday's Child

    Wednesday's Child

    Yiyun Li · 51 when first published

    Short stories · 256 pages

    AI-generated summary:Stories of people trying to lead ordinary lives in the shadow of loss: a grieving mother keeps a spreadsheet of everyone she has lost, a professor grows close to her hairdresser, a woman gets a yearly email from a stranger.