### From Publishers Weekly . 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, an elderly widow without a pension, whose job as a maid at a boarding scho
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers: Stories
β Scribed by Li, Yiyun
- Book ID
- 107902563
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 338 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780307430519
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