Yi Yun Li

Award-winning author hailed by critics as one of the greatest living writers of our time

“ 'Gold Boy, Emerald Girl' is an example of the treasure an artist can
fashion from the raw materials of ordinary existence.” - The New York Times

" ... magnificent and jaw-dropping... " - Publisher's Weekly

"Her language is simple and graceful, her observations of modern life penetrating and moving. In her book debut, she has rendered, with freshness, the rich tapestry of global Chinese life in all its complexity, angst, and comfort. " - Bookmarks Magazine

Author of several awardwinning books including:
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,
The Vagrants,and Gold Boy, Emerald Girl

Named by The New Yorker as one of the
top 20 writers under 40