"Something undeniably true"

April 24, 2020 12:19 AM

Betraying my hometown. The great Chinese author Yan Lianke reflects on a changing relationship with home. From his memoir Three Brothers, translated by Carlos Rojas and excerpted in the Paris Review.
posted by tavegyl (3 comments total)

That was beautiful, thank you for sharing.

This line leapt out at me: Some might say that a home to which one cannot return is the only true hometown.
posted by smoke at 4:41 AM on April 24, 2020 [2 favorites]

Just wow.
posted by y2karl at 9:44 AM on April 24, 2020

So beautifully written!
posted by estherbester at 2:43 PM on April 24, 2020