Creative Writing
How Yiyun Li Turned to Fiction and Music to Write Through Grief
When profound personal trauma makes direct memoir feel impossible, conventional storytelling often reaches an impasse. Award-winning author Yiyun Li overcame this creative paralysis by leaning into historical fiction and the disciplined structures of classical music to process unimaginable grief. Explore how the art of narrative displacement can help writers transform devastating loss into resonant, enduring literature.