Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Yiyun Li

Born: November 4, 1972 (age 53)
Bio: Yiyun Li is a Chinese American writer. Her debut short story collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers won the 2005 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and her second collection Gold Boy, Emerald Girl was shortlisted for the same award.
Known for:
- The Vagrants: A Novel (2009)
- Kinder Than Solitude (2013)
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2005)
- Gold Boy, Emerald Girl (2010)
- A Sheltered Woman (2015)







