The Princess of Nebraska and the title story, which Li adapted herself. She lives in Oakland, California, with her husband and their two sons, and teaches at University of California, Davis. * * Stephanie Merritt of The Observer wrote, Yiyun Li's 2005 debut story collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers earned her comparisons with Chekhov and Alice Munro.
The Princess of Nebraska and the title story, which Li adapted herself.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
Princess
Princess
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Nebraska
Nebraska
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
obj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Number=Sing
Li
Li
PROPN
NNP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
adapt
adapted
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
herself
herself
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She lives in Oakland, California, with her husband and their two sons, and teaches at University of California, Davis.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
live
lives
VERB
VBZ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Oakland
Oakland
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
California
California
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
conj
Number=Plur
son
sons
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
teach
teaches
VERB
VBZ
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
California
California
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Davis
Davis
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
* * Stephanie Merritt of The Observer wrote, Yiyun Li's 2005 debut story collection A Thousand Years of Good Prayers earned her comparisons with Chekhov and Alice Munro.
punct
*
*
PUNCT
NFP
punct
*
*
PUNCT
NFP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Stephanie
Stephanie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Merritt
Merritt
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Observer
Observer
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Yiyun
Yiyun
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Li
Li
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2005
2005
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
debut
debut
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
collection
collection
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
thousand
Thousand
NUM
NNP
appos
Number=Plur
Year
Years
PROPN
NNPS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
good
Good
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
Prayer
Prayers
PROPN
NNPS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
earn
earned
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
comparison
comparisons
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Chekhov
Chekhov
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Alice
Alice
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Munro
Munro
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.