Yiyun Li: “Techniques and Idiosyncrasies”

This week's New Yorker fiction is Yiyun Li's "Techniques and Idiosyncrasies." What begins as a routine checkup at the doctor's office for Lilian quickly becomes a poignant meditation on memory and grief, drawing us into the subtle ways in which personal history shapes even the most seemingly mundane interactions.

By |2025-03-16T21:36:07-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: New Yorker Fiction, Yiyun Li|Tags: |3 Comments

Yiyun Li: “A Sheltered Woman”

Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Yiyun Li’s “A Sheltered Woman” was originally published in the March 10, 2014 issue of The New Yorker. Click for a larger image. Trevor When I first started reading Yiyun Li's work, I [...]

By |2014-03-04T14:38:04-04:00March 3rd, 2014|Categories: New Yorker Fiction, Yiyun Li|11 Comments
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