TY - GEN
T1 - ‘Radical acceptance’
T2 - Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her rigorous memoir reveals her as a very special writer
AU - WEBB, Jen
PY - 2025/6/19
Y1 - 2025/6/19
N2 - Her first son, Vincent, died by suicide aged 16. Six years later, her second son James, aged 19, also died by suicide. In each case, she responded by writing. This book is James’ story; but it is also the story of Vincent, his beloved older brother – and of Li herself and her husband, and their life in the permanent absence of their sons.
AB - Her first son, Vincent, died by suicide aged 16. Six years later, her second son James, aged 19, also died by suicide. In each case, she responded by writing. This book is James’ story; but it is also the story of Vincent, his beloved older brother – and of Li herself and her husband, and their life in the permanent absence of their sons.
KW - suicide
KW - memoir
M3 - Book/Film/Article review
SN - 0000-0000
SP - 1
EP - 4
JO - The Conversation
JF - The Conversation
ER -
