Name: A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
ISBN: 9780007370924

Yiyun Li

Brilliant and original, ‘A Thousand Years of Good Prayers’ introduces a remarkable first collection of stories about China from an author set to become a major literary talent.

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

A debut collection of short fiction by a Chinese-American author focuses on the role of fate in the lives of characters living both in China and in the United States, in such works as "Immortality," about a young man who finds a calling because of his resemblance to the dictator, and "Extra" in which a middle-aged woman befriends a young boy who has become an outcast in his rural school. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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