Subject:

Yiyun Li

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Are Creative Writing MFAs a "Ponzi Scheme"?

    ​A Master of Fine Arts in creative writing in America is a curious piece of paper, one that says something about the person holding it -- mostly, that they survived an MFA program without killing themselves, which apparently isn't easy -- and also, in some circles, acts as a certification that ... More >>

  • Film

    September 17, 2008

    Wayne Wang's Immigrant-Experience Story A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

    ​A Master of Fine Arts in creative writing in America is a curious piece of paper, one that says something about the person holding it -- mostly, that they survived an MFA program without killing themselves, which apparently isn't easy -- and also, in some circles, acts as a certification that ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    April 18, 2006

    The Believer Hosts a Literary Variety Show at the PEN Fest

    ​A Master of Fine Arts in creative writing in America is a curious piece of paper, one that says something about the person holding it -- mostly, that they survived an MFA program without killing themselves, which apparently isn't easy -- and also, in some circles, acts as a certification that ... More >>

  • Books

    October 25, 2005

    How Soon Is Mao? Li's Fiction Debut Is China by Way of Iowa

    ​A Master of Fine Arts in creative writing in America is a curious piece of paper, one that says something about the person holding it -- mostly, that they survived an MFA program without killing themselves, which apparently isn't easy -- and also, in some circles, acts as a certification that ... More >>

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