The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker Yiyun Li Reads “Hello, Goodbye”
Nov 8, 2021
Author Yiyun Li reads her story 'Hello, Goodbye' exploring intertwined lives and relationship dynamics. The narrative delves into friendship, decisions, plant obsession, and lost nights. It also touches on parental concerns, challenges of motherhood, reflections on past choices, and the unknown future.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Intertwined Lives and Relationship Dynamics
03:25 • 7min
A Narrative of Friendship and Decisions
10:26 • 3min
Plant Obsession and Lost Nights
13:38 • 17min
Exploration of Parental Concerns and Storytelling
30:34 • 2min
The Challenges of Motherhood
32:48 • 9min
Reflections on past choices and the unknown future
42:05 • 5min