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A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS
by Yiyun Li
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[YIYUN LI]. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS. Random House, New York, 2005. First U.S. Edition, Third Printing. Book Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Scarce autograph and inscription from Yiyun Li on half-title page. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Not price clipped with mild shelf wear and a few trivial minor stains, soiling specks to cover of jacket. A about fine copy. The short stories; A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Princess of Nebraska were adapted into films with the same name by director Wayne Wang. Cover art from photographer Margrethe Mather. Classic modern first, rare collectible. 224 pgs. 8vo.
Synopsis
Yiyun Li grew up in Beijing and attended Peking University. She came to the United States in 1996 to study medicine and started writing two years later. After receiving a master’s degree in immunology from the University of Iowa, she attended the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she received an MFA. Li is a recipient of The Paris Review’s Plimpton Prize for new writers. Her stories have been published in The New Yorker , The Paris Review , Glimmer Train , and Prospect . She lives in Oakland, California with her husband and their two sons. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Astro Trader Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-464
- Title
- A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS
- Author
- Yiyun Li
- Illustrator
- Margrethe Mather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Yiyun Li, Margrethe Mather, Wayne Wang, film
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cinema / Theatre Arts; Modern Firsts;
- Size
- 8vo
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