Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun |
2009 |
Yiyun Li |
Buy |
| 2 |
Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life |
2017 |
Yiyun Li |
Buy |
| 3 |
Tolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace with Yiyun Li |
2021 |
Yiyun Li |
Buy |
| 4 |
Things in Nature Merely Grow |
2025 |
Yiyun Li |
Buy |
Yiyun Li’s non-fiction includes her translation of Lu Xun’s complete fiction (2009), the memoir Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life (2017), and Tolstoy Together (2021). The memoir examines her experience with depression and hospitalization, and how literature sustained her.
Things in Nature Merely Grow (2025) is her most recent non-fiction work.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Yiyun Li Non-Fiction series?
There are four books in the Yiyun Li Non-Fiction series, published between 2009 and 2025.
What is the first book in the Yiyun Li Non-Fiction series?
The first book in the Yiyun Li Non-Fiction series is The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun, published in 2009.
What non-fiction has Yiyun Li written?
Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life (2017) is a memoir about Li’s struggles with depression and her relationship to reading and writing. Tolstoy Together (2021) grew out of a pandemic reading project where she guided readers through War and Peace on social media. She also translated Lu Xun’s complete fiction.