Description
In this debut collection, Yiyun Li gathers intimate stories that move between ordinary rooms and far-reaching consequences, where love, duty, and survival are negotiated in quiet, often painful ways. From a struggling older woman pressured to marry for financial security to a father traveling abroad to confront family rupture, characters search for stability while confronting the limits of what “good” intentions can accomplish. Across the collection, Li’s spare, lyrical style illuminates themes of gendered expectation, moral compromise, and the long shadow of history—suggesting that prayers, like relationships, can be both refuge and burden. With each story, the emotional stakes deepen, revealing how private choices echo across generations.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House
Published Jan 1, 2005
205 pages
ISBN: 9781400063123
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Details
First Published
2005
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for A Thousand Years of Good Prayers by Yiyun Li.