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A Yi

A Yi’s books include the novel A Perfect Crime and the collections Grey Stories and The Bird Saw Me. His work has appeared in the Guardian and Paper Republic. He is the editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Chutzpah. He lives in Beijing.

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Art & Photography | Issue 138 padlock
Art & Photography | Issue 138 padlock

Another Great Leap

Justin Jin & A Yi

‘A man will only return to his birthplace in the countryside when he is dead. This is our reality.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 124 padlock
Essays & Memoir | Issue 124 padlock

Barrenland

A Yi

‘I no longer feared that she would entrap me; my heart would not soften.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 124
Essays & Memoir | Issue 124

After the Olympics Left

Various Contributors

‘Once I came home at the end of August, it was as if nothing had ever happened. Indeed, nothing had.‘

Essays & Memoir | Issue 124
Essays & Memoir | Issue 124

Petty Thief

A Yi

‘Stop what you’re doing, I’ve caught the guy! He says he knows kung fu.’

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