Reading Amy Bloom on the Power, and Limitations, of Love For 12 years, Yiyun Li taught her writing students a story by Amy Bloom about the power, and limitations, of love. Confronting unbearable grief, she returned to it.
How Yiyun Li Became a Beacon for Readers in Mourning The novelist Yiyun Li, known for her powerful distillations of personal grief, makes art from subverted expectations.