Description
In the aftermath of a son’s suicide, a mother finds herself speaking to him in an imagined, timeless conversation—one that refuses comfort, cliché, and the easy metaphors grief is expected to supply. As she tries to understand what happened through language—its meanings, origins, and the limits of explanation—her son challenges her with sharp, unsparing clarity, insisting on precision over self-indulgence and on reality over consoling “un-” words. Yiyun Li’s novel moves between tenderness and confrontation, exploring how love persists even when reason fails, and how mourning can become both a search for truth and a form of self-scrutiny. With Li’s distinctive, lyrical intelligence, the book turns grief into a rigorous dialogue about responsibility, memory, and the point at which explanation finally gives way.
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hardcover
Random House
Published Feb 5, 2019
192 pages
ISBN: 9781984817372
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Details
First Published
2019
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li.