About the book
A fearless writer confronts grief and transforms it into art, in a book of surprising beauty and love, \"a masterpiece by a master” (Elizabeth McCracken, Vanity Fair).
\"Li has converted the messy and devastating stuff of life into a remarkable work of art.”—The Wall Street Journal
WINNER OF THE PEN/JEAN STEIN AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Parul Seghal, The New York Times • NPR • The Guardian • The Paris Review
The narrator of Where Reasons End writes, “I had but one delusion, which I held on to with all my willpower: We once gave Nikolai a life of flesh and blood; and I’m doing it over again, this time by words.”
Yiyun Li meets life’s deepest sorrows as she imagines a conversation between a mother and child in a timeless world. Composed in the months after she lost a child to suicide, Where Reasons End trespasses into the space between life and death as mother and child talk, free from old images and narratives. Deeply moving, these conversations portray the love and complexity of a relationship.
Written with originality, precision, and poise, Where Reasons End is suffused with intimacy, inescapable pain, and fierce love.
Editions of Where Reasons End
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781984817372
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781984801654
- EBook
- ISBN 9781984817389
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781984887320
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781984887337
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A fearless writer confronts grief and transforms it into art, in a book of surprising beauty and love, \"a masterpiece by a master” (Elizabeth McCracken, Vanity Fair).
\"Li has converted the messy and devastating stuff of life into a remarkable work of art.”—The Wall Street Journal
WINNER OF THE PEN/JEAN STEIN AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Parul Seghal, The New York Times • NPR • The Guardian • The Paris Review
The narrator of Where Reasons End writes, “I had but one delusion, which I held on to with all my willpower: We once gave Nikolai a life of flesh and blood; and I’m doing it over again, this time by words.”
Yiyun Li meets life’s deepest sorrows as she imagines a conversation between a mother and child in a timeless world. Composed in the months after she lost a child to suicide, Where Reasons End trespasses into the space between life and death as mother and child talk, free from old images and narratives. Deeply moving, these conversations portray the love and complexity of a relationship.
Written with originality, precision, and poise, Where Reasons End is suffused with intimacy, inescapable pain, and fierce love.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Where Reasons End about?
A fearless writer confronts grief and transforms it into art, in a book of surprising beauty and love, \"a masterpiece by a master” (Elizabeth McCracken, Vanity Fair).
\"Li has converted the messy and devastating stuff of life into a remarkable work of art.”—The Wall Street Journal
WINNER OF THE PEN/JEAN STEIN AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIME AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Parul Seghal, The New York Times • NPR • The Guardian • The Paris Review
The narrator of Where Reasons End writes, “I had but one delusion, which I held on to with all my willpower: We once gave Nikolai a life of flesh and blood; and I’m doing it over again, this time by words.”
Yiyun Li meets life’s deepest sorrows as she imagines a conversation between a mother and child in a timeless world. Composed in the months after she lost a child to suicide, Where Reasons End trespasses into the space between life and death as mother and child talk, free from old images and narratives. Deeply moving, these conversations portray the love and complexity of a relationship.
Written with originality, precision, and poise, Where Reasons End is suffused with intimacy, inescapable pain, and fierce love.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Where Reasons End?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Where Reasons End?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Where Reasons End?
Yiyun Li
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Where Reasons End is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781984817372) and paperback(ISBN 9781984801654) and ebook(ISBN 9781984817389) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781984887320) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781984887337)
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