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Yiyun Li

Författare till De hemlösa

28+ verk 3,458 medlemmar 160 recensioner 9 favoritmärkta

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Verk av Yiyun Li

De hemlösa (2009) 839 exemplar
Be för mig i tusen år (2005) 672 exemplar
Gold boy, emerald girl (2010) 453 exemplar
The Book of Goose (2022) 368 exemplar
Ensamhetens konst (2014) 309 exemplar
Where Reasons End (2019) 248 exemplar
Must I Go (2020) 148 exemplar
Wednesday's Child: Stories (2023) 60 exemplar
The Story of Gilgamesh (2011) 24 exemplar
A Sheltered Woman (2015) 12 exemplar

Associerade verk

The Best American Short Stories 2006 (2006) — Bidragsgivare — 548 exemplar
The Best American Short Stories 2009 (2009) — Bidragsgivare — 363 exemplar
Den sanna berättelsen om Ah Q och andra berättelser (2009) — Efterord, vissa utgåvor295 exemplar
The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (2006) — Bidragsgivare — 205 exemplar
Granta 97: Best of Young American Novelists 2 (2007) — Bidragsgivare — 196 exemplar
20 Under 40: Stories from The New Yorker (2010) — Bidragsgivare; Bidragsgivare — 168 exemplar
The Best American Essays 2014 (2014) — Bidragsgivare — 166 exemplar
Naked Earth (1954) — Inledning, vissa utgåvor126 exemplar
Granta 109: Work (2009) — Bidragsgivare — 116 exemplar
The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic (2020) — Bidragsgivare — 109 exemplar
Granta 125: After the War (2013) — Bidragsgivare — 82 exemplar
W-3 (1974) — Inledning, vissa utgåvor48 exemplar
Sex and Death: Stories (2016) — Bidragsgivare — 43 exemplar
Everyday People: The Color of Life--a Short Story Anthology (2018) — Bidragsgivare — 41 exemplar
早稲田文学増刊 女性号 (2017) — Bidragsgivare — 1 exemplar

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ratatatatatat | 17 andra recensioner | Feb 21, 2024 |
3.75/5 stars rounded to 4 stars

I found the first third of this book to be brilliant and was thoroughly invested in Fabienne and Agnes's relationship. However, as the story progressed, I felt as if I was growing distant from the connection I had immediately made with those two characters. I couldn't help but feel that the back end of this book felt rushed. For a book just under 350 pages, it didn't feel like a whole lot happened.. or rather, a lot happened but none of it felt overly impactful. There was so much more that I wanted from these characters and this narrative, but none of those things were fully fleshed out or brought to light. I'm eager to read more of Yiyun Li's work as I found her writing incredibly stunning. While I did really enjoy this book, I think I just expected a tad bit more.… (mer)
 
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brookeklebe | 17 andra recensioner | Feb 6, 2024 |
Agnés and Fabienne were wild children, outcasts by choice, daring all, at least in their own minds. Years later, Agnés reflects on what made Fabienne so special and how their hopes and dreams, which were really Fabienne’s hopes and dreams, got tangled in the grasping aspirations of adults in the “real” world. Even the lovely idea of writing a book together gets corrupted. Though perhaps Fabienne could see what might be coming when she chose to insist that no one know of her involvement in Agnés’ stories.

Most of this novel is a linear remembrance by Agnés of those few years of their youth when she catapulted to fame as a supposed child prodigy author. But her greatest regret was that their game ended up separating these two bosom friends. Agnés endures mistreatment and worse at the hands of adults in Paris and later in England. Always though she longs to return to her friend, Fabienne.

This is wonderful writing by Yiyun Li. Fresh and alive, yet as might be expected, full of insight into the very nature of composition and creativity and more. I found Agnés’ story to be fully captivating, though I wished there were more of Fabienne especially in the latter half of the novel. Her driving force, once removed, cuts both Agnés and the novel adrift, at the mercy of a thoroughly unpleasant character in Mrs Townsend. And this probably contributes to the feeling that the ending is less than what one might hope. Even you can’t put your finger on exactly what it is you were hoping for.

Easily recommended, though with slight reservations.
… (mer)
½
 
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RandyMetcalfe | 17 andra recensioner | Jan 29, 2024 |
A beautifully written book of short stories. I enjoyed reading one story every few days giving me time to think about each one.
½
 
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Dianekeenoy | 3 andra recensioner | Dec 28, 2023 |

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Verk
28
Även av
19
Medlemmar
3,458
Popularitet
#7,355
Betyg
½ 3.7
Recensioner
160
ISBN
157
Språk
17
Favoritmärkt
9

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