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Shorties (Yiyun Li, Magnetic Fields, and more)
The Guardian profiles author Yiyun Li. Li is not yet eligible for US citizenship, having had her green card application turned down twice before it was finally granted on grounds of her "exceptional" talent, but admits she is postponing the...
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Writer Yiyun Li on Winning Her MacArthur Genius Grant
Yiyun Li originally came to the U.S. from China in 1996 as a scientist, but she emerged as a fiction writer whose work explores the lives of Chinese people. This week, Li was granted a MacArthur “genius” grant. She talked with Speak... Read Post
Shorties (Weezer, Yiyun Li, and more)
Pitchfork gives the remastered Weezer album Pinkerton a 10.0. Rivers Cuomo talks to Rolling Stone about the album. The Bat Segundo Show interviews author Yiyun Li. Eye Weekly profiles the Morning Benders. Berkeley, California–bred f... Read Post
Shorties (Teen Film Adaptations of Classic Literature, Yiyun Li on Her New Short Story Collection, and more)
Word and Film lists 8 teen film adaptations of classic literature. Tell Me More interviews author Yiyun Li about her new short story collection, Gold Boy, Emerald Girl. Li hopes her readers understand that she is not a spokesperson ... Read Post