Writing · Novel
Active 2007–present · Awards: MacArthur Fellows Program, Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, Guardian First Book Award, O. Henry Award, Asian American Literary Awards, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Plimpton Prize
Yiyun Li is a Chinese-born writer. She writes exclusively in English. Her short stories and novels have won several awards, including the PEN/Hemingway Award and Guardian First Book Award for A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, the 2020…