Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
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Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li
In these spellbinding stories, Yiyun Li, a Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winner, a MacArthur Fellow, and one of The New Yorker's top 20 fiction writers under 40, gives us exquisite stories in which politics and folklore magnificently illuminate the human condition. A professor introduces her middle-aged son to a favorite student, unaware of the student's true affections. A lifelong bachelor finds kinship with a man wrongly accused of an indiscretion. Six women establish a private investigating agency to battle extramarital affairs in Beijing. Written in lyrical prose and with stunning honesty, Gold Boy, Emerald Girl introduces us to worlds strange and familiar, creating a mesmerizing and vibrant landscape of life.
SKU | GOR008829430 |
ISBN 13 | 9781400068135 |
ISBN 10 | 1400068134 |
Title | Gold Boy, Emerald Girl |
Author | Yiyun Li |
Condition | very good |
Binding type | Hardback |
Publisher | Random House |
Year published | 2010-09-14 |
Number of pages | 221 |
Prizes | Commended for Story Prize (Fiction Collection) 2010 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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