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author Yiyun Li, Honored As One Of Granta's 21 Best Young American Novelists Under Age 35, Continues Her Illustrious Career With This Insightful Collection Of Short Stories. With Compelling Visions Of The Scrapes And Unpleasant Situations In Which People Find Themselves, Li's Works Trigger Emotional Responses Of All Types—whether Through A Tale Of Unrequited Love, An Unburdening Of Guilt, Or Something Else Entirely. These Heartrending Stories Are Certain To Strike A Chord With Listeners As They Recognize Aspects Of Their Own Lives. the Washington Post - Troy Jollimore li…likes To Play With The Tensions Between Still Surfaces And Deep Waters. She Sets Up Encounters Between People Who Thoroughly Misjudge And Misunderstand Each Other, While Giving The Reader Enough Background Information—at Times, Decades Of Back Story—to Perceive The Depth Of Her Characters' Failure To Empathize. Indeed, Our Inability To Understand Other People Might Be Her Central Theme.