

Samantha Hunt Reads Yiyun Li
Dec 1, 2020
Author Yiyun Li joins Samantha Hunt to discuss 'A Sheltered Woman' and its exploration of motherhood, life and relationships, emotional detachment, identification and connection, the absence of men, disdain for storytelling, and themes of duty, love, and care in marriage and mothering.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Reflections on Motherhood and 'A Sheltered Woman'
02:43 • 13min
Reflections on Life and Relationships
15:24 • 26min
Exploring the Emotional Detachment of Auntie Mae in 'A Sheltered Woman'
41:30 • 3min
Exploring Identification and Connection
44:53 • 6min
The Absence of Men and the Quest for an Ordinary Fate
51:16 • 2min
Exploring Disdain for Storytelling and the Motif of Entering Someone Else's Mind
52:56 • 2min
Themes of Duty, Love, and Care in Marriage and Mothering
55:17 • 10min