Writers & editors
Books recommended by Yiyun Li
Chinese American writer
Chinese American writer. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Yiyun Li has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Yiyun Li recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Yiyun recommended it.
The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’
Five Books interview in which Yiyun Li chooses and discusses five books.
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Sakhalin Island
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’”.
The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’ Interviewfivebooks.com
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Family Sayings
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’”.
The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’ Interviewfivebooks.com
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Surprised by Joy
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’”.
The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’ Interviewfivebooks.com
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Excursions in the Real World
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’”.
The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’ Interviewfivebooks.com
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Crabcakes
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2017 Five Books interview “The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’”.
Listed in the source as “Crabcakes: A Memoir”.
The Best ‘Anti-Memoirs’ Interviewfivebooks.com
Written by Yiyun Li
Books Yiyun Li wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
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