Description
On the day of a public execution, Gu Shan—condemned for political dissent—becomes the spark for a chain of lives shaped by fear, loyalty, and the brutal arithmetic of survival. As her story ripples outward, a small group of “vagrants” band together in hopes of forcing change, only to discover how quickly solidarity can fracture under pressure. Yiyun Li’s debut novel blends intimate psychological realism with a sweeping, high-stakes portrait of ideology’s cost, where love and conscience are tested by betrayal and the longing to be seen. With Li’s distinctive, lyrical precision and morally searching eye, this is a tragedy about complicity, the dangerous seductions of approval, and what it means to keep choosing humanity when the world demands compliance.
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ebook
Random House Publishing Group
Published Jan 1, 2009
353 pages
ISBN: 9781588367730
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Details
First Published
2009
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Vagrants by Yiyun Li.