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A beautifully executed debut collection of 10 stories explores the ravages of the Cultural Revolution on modern Chinese, both in China and America. "Extra" portrays the grim plight of Granny Lin ...

The novelist talks about Annie Proulx’s 1997 story about two young men who fall in love. “I didn’t want to just read it. I wanted to absorb this story in a more lasting way.” The poet ...

NEW YORK — Fiction by Yiyun Li and essays by Leslie Jamison and Eve Babitz are among the finalists for honours presented by PEN America, the literary and human rights organization. On Tuesday, PEN ...