Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
Stories
Stories
By Yiyun Li
By Yiyun Li
By Yiyun Li
By Yiyun Li
Category: Fairy Tales
Category: Fairy Tales
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Paperback $17.00
Sep 27, 2011 | ISBN 9780812980158
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Praise
“[Resonates] with emotion . . . Gold Boy, Emerald Girl is an example of the treasure an artist can fashion from the raw materials of ordinary existence.”—Francine Prose, The New York Times Book Review
“A moving and unforgettable experience . . . Yiyun Li’s characters, like the stories they inhabit, often seem at first glance quiet, modest and unassuming. [But] there is considerable drama hidden beneath the placid surfaces they present to the world.”—The Washington Post
“Yiyun Li is a marvel. . . . Her writing is lyrical, circular and finely etched, with an emotional impact that both satisfies and surprises.”—NPR
“Li has been called ‘China’s Chekhov,’ and it’s easy to see why: With their quiet authority, exquisite control, and illumination of those quicksilver moments on which entire lives pivot, [her] tales lodge in your rib cage long after you’ve finished reading.”—Marie Claire
Awards
Asian American Literary Award WINNER 2010
MacArthur Foundation Fellowships WINNER 2010
The Story Prize FINALIST 2010
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