Where Reasons End

"Yiyun Li’s heartbreaking autobiographical novel takes the form of an extended conversation between the narrator – an author and teacher – and her son, Nikolai, who has recently died from suicide. (Li herself lost a son to suicide.) The narrator and Nikolai challenge each other throughout the course of the novel, each straining to find words to express their emotions. Devastating and true, Where Reasons End is a masterpiece of American fiction that proves beyond a doubt that Li is one of this country’s greatest writers."

"Suddenly, I can't leave a book out of my hand. This happened most recently with Where Reasons End, by Yiyun Li."