Regarding heroism, I grew up in a culture where you learn about heroes and heroines all the time. In a way, when you call someone a hero or heroine, it's the same as calling them a villain.
Yiyun LiTo write about a struggle amidst the struggling: one must hope that the muddling will end someday.
Yiyun LiSome people in China don't look at freedom of speech as an abstract ideal, but more as a means to an end.
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