There is a beginning, a middle and an end. And I think for those of us who have crossed borders, the artificial beginning is interesting to me. There is a clear-cut - old life, that's old country, and there's new life, new country.... (Yiyun Li)

There is a beginning, a middle and an end. And I think for those of us who have crossed borders, the artificial beginning is interesting to me. There is a clear-cut - old life, that's old country, and there's new life, new country....

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