Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum is the author of two novels—Ms. Hempel Chronicles, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, and Madeleine Is Sleeping,a finalist for the National Book Award—and a new story collection, Likes. She lives in Los Angeles.
Photo of Sarah Shun-lien Bynum on left; photo of Yiyun Li on right
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The Merits of Imperfection

Why literature’s best is usually deeply flawed
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
and
Yiyun Li
December 1, 2020