Author | Yiyun Li |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Short Stories |
Publisher | Random House (US) |
Publication date
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September 20, 2005 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN | |
OCLC | 213382533 |
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is the debut short story collection by Yiyun Li. It received the 2005 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the 2006 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, Guardian First Book Award, and California Book Award for first fiction. Two of the stories were adapted into films: the title story and The Princess of Nebraska, both directed by Wayne Wang.