Yiyun Li: A New Alphabet, A New Vocabulary

  • Sun 10 Aug 17:00 - 18:00
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Yiyun Li: A New Alphabet, A New Vocabulary

How do we coexist with unimaginable loss? Yiyun Li is one of our most important authors, whose life has been touched by unthinkable tragedy. In Things in Nature Merely Grow, she uses her astonishing gifts as a writer to process the suicides of her two teenage sons. In this impactful conversation she'll reflect on finding words to say the difficult things, how grief transforms time, and the power of the verb 'to be'.

Categories: Memoir, Non-fiction

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